Encyclopedia of Technical Lives

compiled by the

2014 WHS Technical Writing Class 1

Contents

Page 3: Encyclopedia of a Journey Page 4: Fears and Favorites of Kellie Page 6: Encyclopedia of Things Significant to Me Page 10: The Encyclopedia of a Wandering Mind Page 11: Encyclopedia of Thoughts Page 14: Encyclopedia of a Red Head Page 16: The Encyclopedia of Legible Junk Page 18: The Encyclopedia of a Teenager’s Experiences Page 20: Encyclopedia C-J Page 21: Encyclopedia of Shawna Marie Page 22: Encyclopedia of My Outrageous Feelings Page 24: The Worst Encyclopedia Page 26: Encyclopedia of Zay

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Babysitting. Some kids are wonderful when being babysat, while others are terrible. The worst time I ever had babysitting was when I had to watch a kid who started throwing metal toy cars at me. Though, it’s been six years since then, I still feel angry when I see that kid. Bathrooms. Where some people think it’s okay to talk on the phone, even though it’s not, particularly when they’re in a stall.

Cabbage. When I was younger, my mom made my brothers and I put cabbage in our Top-Ramen so it would be somewhat healthier. Now we don’t get Top-Ramen at all. Corn Dog. According to my sister “They’re good when [you] like them and

disgusting when [you] don’t”. Drought. Six years ago during the winter, a water pipe broke across the street from me. The water was on and off for a few days, so we had to boil water in order to cleanse ourselves. We found out the water had turned back on by a a sink over-flooding. Ewe. For the longest time I thought this was pronounced like “ew”, which seemed mean to female sheep. Flu. When my sister and I were younger, we had to share a bed that was on the floor because we didn’t have enough bedframes. My sister has a habit of not saying she thinks she’s going to throw up until right before it happens, and it was no different this time. We were just in our room, when suddenly my sister started puking all over my side of the bed. That kid is relentless. Goat. My go-to animal whenever I need an animal for something.

Hula. The dance studio I go to was having a temporary Hot Hula class to see if anyone would be interested. It was terrible. The lady in charge kept making dumb noises that just made me want to hit her upside the head with a bat. I didn’t even know someone existed that thought that’d be okay to do. By the end I wanted to hit myself with a bat so I wouldn’t have to deal with it anymore. Indian Corn. A perfect way to get away with

eating a bunch of chips. If you’re mother says it’s unhealthy, tell her “According to MyPlate, we’re supposed to have a variety of different colored foods”. Talking. Some people seem to lack the ability to stop talking. Nearly every time my sister sees me, she has to tell me something, even if it’s completely dumb and has no purpose in being shared.

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Fears and Favorites of Kellie

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Apple. I heart my new Macbook Air. Perfect for college. See Arizona State University. Arizona State University. Class of 2018, baby! I can’t wait to start college there in fall of 2014. The weather is lovely and the campus is gorgeous, it’s a perfect combo.

B Barrett. Barrett is the honors college at Arizona State, and the Honors Complex has the best cafeteria on campus. Go nerds! Birds. Ew, ew, ew, ew. Ick, ick, ick. So nasty. I hate them. My worst fear is being swarmed by them, and I

cringe every time I see one fly over me. Bleeding Hearts. Despite the name, these are my favorite flowers. I remember the first time I noticed them in the flowerbed beside my grandmother’s front door. She showed me the delicate flowers, and they have held my heart ever since. Nothing compares to the perfect shape, the story they tell. Blood. Stay inside. It’s where you belong.

C Cell Phones. I don’t ever put it down and I charge it constantly. I need a never ending battery. See Chargers. Chargers. Awful things. I am thankful for what they do for me, still wish I didn’t need

them.

E E. My favorite letter in the English language. Most people favor the first letter of their name because they see it so often, but I have only one K and four E’s, and that’s why I love it so much, both capital and lowercase. Eggs. I do not like eggs. Once when I was little I got an awful migraine after eating an egg, and they have forever been ruined for me. Dad still asks me if I’d like an egg for breakfast on Saturday mornings. The reply is always the same, “You know the answer to that.” I guess it’s kind of a joke. He thinks he’s funny.

F Fingernail Polish. So much fun! I love to have my nails painted. Emphasis on the not being chipped part, though. They currently are chipped beyond repair. Boo.

G GTP. Guard Teen Panel. Collection of 12 National Guard teens from across the US who serve as representatives of different regions. I was able to serve on the panel from September 2012 to August 2014.

H

Handwriting. Two parts to this one. I’m a little vain, but I love my own handwriting. I love to write things out. See Pencils. Secondly, I believe people’s handwriting is very telling. Heartbeats. It’s worrisome to me that the thing keeping me alive can be heard, by myself and others. No long or tight hugs. Too close to that beating thing.

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L Lavender. The color. It is so calming, and the best type of lavender is the color of summer sunsets. That is absolutely stunning.

N Naps. I’ve always been a fan. They are even more lovely when coupled with ignored responsibilities, although that may not be good for me.

P Pencils. Mechanical, to be exact. I’m a fan of the scratching sound they make on paper and the smooth swoops they make. Pink Lemonade. First off, this could never compare to fresh lemonade. This artificial crud makes me nauseous just thinking of it, mostly because I had it once while traveling and I sadly got carsick. Ew.

S Skype. What a marvelous invention! Fantastic for seeing Dad’s face when he’s halfway around the world, also for keeping in touch with best friends while at college. I hope. Sunburns. I like them. When they’re mild at least. I think my face looks better with a little bit of color, and the minor peeling reminds me of my favorite summer memories. Just try to avoid a scalp sunburn. Those are awful. Otherwise, fantastic. See UTNG.

T T­shirts. The majority of my wardrobe is made up of these gems. Men’s fit, free, and two sizes too big. Sometimes stolen from my dad. Twitter­love. Consistent favoriting and/or retweeting of someone’s tweets that you don’t know at all or have met only a few times. If I knew them in real life I believe we could be friends. Tyler Knott Gregson. Wonderful poet who has the innate ability to point out the ordinary and make you fall in love with it. Do yourself a favor and read some

Daily Love Haikus.

U UTNG. Utah National Guard. My dad is a soldier for the UTNG, and my family is fully immersed in the military life. Summer has been defined by my time with the UTNG Youth Program since I was ten, and I love it. See GTP.

W Winking Kiss Emoji. The greatest way to confuse someone as to whether you actually love them or Twitter­love them. See Twitter­love. Wrists. The inside side of wrists are beautiful with the blue veins showing through. They are not so beautiful in that I know I have a pulse there. See Heartbeats.

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Encyclopedia of Things Significant to Me By Joseph Balanzategui

A

Awake: I hate waking up in the morning just to come to the realization that I have a long day of school ahead.

Sometimes, I prefer to be awake, because if I’m asleep I find that I miss cool things. You know, those moments that can only be appreciated not when you tell the story but when you’re actually there. I hate missing those. Sometimes, I can’t tell whether I’m awake or asleep. That only lasts for a few weird seconds every once in a while. I’ll be walking in a crowded place and then suddenly wonder, “Is this real?” Then I shake my head and snap out of the daze. Being awake is only fun when reality has something to offer. Otherwise, don’t wake me up. My dreams will sooth me until reality catches up.

B Books: Books that tell intriguing stories are the best. I love fantasy series, mystery

novels, sci­fi books, and horror stories. I also write. I’ve been writing the same book since I was twelve, trying to get the story to be as good as it could possibly get before I try to publish it. That’s the hard part: getting someone important to take a look at it and like it.

C Captain America:

Why can’t they invent the Super Soldier Serum yet? I’d gladly go through the same process to get abs and pecs like Chris Evans.

D Danger:

I’m constantly imagining myself in different situations. One recurring theme of these daydreams is danger. I’m always in some kind of danger, but I have the power or ability to face it. Those guys walking behind me at school are probably not really assassins sent to take me out, but in my imagination I take out my twin swords and do a backflip to face them head­on. In other daydreams, a mysterious figure walks up to me and whispers something along the lines of, “Only you can save them.”

E Empty Spaces:

I like empty spaces. I like to explore large expanses that clearly have nothing to hide, just for the fun of it. Emptyspaces like a new room in a new house or redesigning my village in Clash of Clans gives me the freedom to choose what should go where and what should remain untouched. I like that. Occasionally though, I can’t commit to any order of things. Should the bed go here or there? Sometimes, emptiness is meant to stay empty. Clutter bugs me a lot.

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F

Fantasy: My favorite books and TV shows. Also my favorite genre to write and favorite daydreams. Usually includes

adventure, love, and lots of chaotic action.

G Girls:

Don’t get me started with girls. Girls are wonderful and terrible at the same time. When I like a girl I get somewhat obsessed. It’s kind of hard to stop thinking about girls sometimes. I could make a list of girls that had my heart at any given time. Girls frustrate me. Will one I like fall in love with me already? Girls are my weakness. Girls aremy strength. There was a girl who broke my heart in tenth grade. I hate it when I’ve gotten so far as to obtain a girl’s number and actually start texting her, even took her on a date at some point, but our conversations quickly go nowhere and I’m trying to keep it going. It’s obvious that she’s apathetic toward the conversation. I usually sigh. I’ve sighed many times. Like when you see her walking past you and she smiles and you think, “Well, at least she cares a little bit about my existence.” I’m a generally optimistic person. I try not to let the fact that I have health problems bring me down, but sometimes it’s just really hard to not blame my lack of muscle for the fact that girls seem to take minimal interest in me, or at least, they take minimal interest when it comes to my heart. Mark my words, a gorgeous babe is going to love me some day. We’ll see how much my condition matters then. Now if I can just be patient until then, that would be golden. But dangit, why can’t (her name) somehow find me attractive?

I told you not to get me started on girls.

H Hallways:

I like walking down hallways. Empty hallways are the best. I like the sound of my footsteps as my shoes clap against the hard floor. I walk slowly to draw it out. I know it’s kind of weird, but the sound soothes me. Hallways are fun to me, especially long ones.

I Imagine Dragons:

Modern music for most part annoys me. It seems like it’s more for background noise than poetry these days. I’m more of a late nineties, early two­thousands alternative and pop/punk rock sort of kid. I listened to Yellowcard, Lifehouse, Coldplay, and Nine Days. New stuff is for the most part horrible. There is but one band that I can tolerate listening to these days, and that’s Imagine Dragons.

J

Jaden Mounteer: My best friend. He has his moments of complete and utter wisdom. He also has his moments of total stupidity. I

love this kid. We are also in a band, and often play first­person shooting games to waste time.

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K

Kryptonian: I’m usually a Kryptonian in my daydreams. That just describes what powers I would be good having. Flight and

super strength. I don’t really need anything else. I can save the girl from a driving accident and things would be good. Still, it would suck to encounter Kryptonite…

L Last Name:

I love my last name. It’s Balanzategui. If you can pronounce that correctly on the first try, you are more skilled than every teacher I’ve ever had in school. It took forever to learn to spell in Kindergarten.

M Marfan Syndrome:

By definition, this is “a disorder of connective tissue, the tissue that strengthens the body's structures. Disorders of connective tissue affect the skeletal system, cardiovascular system, eyes, and skin.” I was born with it. It isn’t a pleasant thing, but at least I got excused from P.E. because of it.

N Nighttime:

I’m a nighttime person. It can be very beautiful. On the other hand, it can also be creepy if you get caught in the wrong place. Sleep is also good, and you usually sleep at night. Just another reason to like nighttime.

O Older Friends:

Most of my friends growing up were older than me. I prefer older people for the most part. They’re usually not as stupid as people my own age.

P Playing Sports:

If I didn’t have Marfan’s, I would play sports. It kind of gets old being the guy watching from the sidelines. Maybe that’s why I don’t watch sports too much. I already know what that’s like, and I’m a little sick of it. Sports would be the first thing I would try after getting that Super Soldier Serum, or if I were a Kryptonian. Then I would save a cute girl.

Q Quality Food:

Food has got to be quality. I love food. I love it almost as much as girls and the thought of having super powers. But if the food I’m eating isn’t quality I have a useful way of using my imagination. I pretend that the crappy food I’m eating is actually a rare delicacy. Somehow, this works for me.

R Running From Midnight:

This is the name of me and my friends’ band. I play the keyboard. Other members include: Jaden Mounteer, Jared Carnes, and Brady Swenson. We’re a fun crew.

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S

Superhuman: (See: Captain America, Kryptonian) I’ve always wanted something to turn me superhuman. I would be a smart

superhero. Or maybe I would just live a normal life and not draw attention to myself. Still, saving a girl would be too tempting.u

T Texting:

Texting is only fun when you have something to talk about. This is even truer when referring to texting girls. Talking about nothing useful just to keep the conversation going is disappointing. Also, when you write a long text to someone and all they say is “k” or “lol”. That is annoying. So is Snapchat. Addicting yes, but annoying.

U Untimely Events:

When the bell rings for school to start. You know what I mean.

V Voice:

I have an interesting voice. Sometimes I hate it. Sometimes I like it. It’s deep. Is it a singing voice? A commentator voice? I can’t quite tell.

W Westlake High School:

This is where I went to High School. I have nothing else to say about it. Even if I did, I wouldn’t want to talk about it. Okay, I have a few words to say. Drama. Drama. Boredom. Drama. There you go.

X X­Rays:

The guy who comes into my hospital room to take an X­Ray always comes at night. He always brings the coldest instruments. The light is always bright. I hate that guy. He’s never nice.

Y Yeah:

What you say when you have nothing else to say. Yeah…

Z Zuko:

Prince Zuko from the show Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of my favorite fictional characters of all time. In my opinion, he is the pinnacle of conflicted antagonists. I feel like I can relate to him more than any other villain out there. He’s a confused teenager who feels like he needs to do the wrong thing to get the right thing. He’s desperate in his search, but he’s stubborn and doesn’t give up easily. He has a wise mentor who he doesn’t always appreciate. In the end, he must find his own way or become the monster that he’s been made out to be. He’s about as real as a fantasy villain can get.

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The Encyclopedia of a Wandering Mind Mind Splat by Xeena Arcia

Catbus

A large cat with a bus­like body. Could be described as a furry bus with a tail, twelve legs, and the head of a cat. It’s eyes act as headlights. Can go off road and bound large distances easily. If discovered, please contact me immediately!

Choices It’s a cruel world we live in to make us choose. With so many options and opportunities, it only

seems fair to get to try them all. alas, we cannot. at least when the guy at Macey’s asks me if I want a chocolate or vanilla cone, I can proudly take a swirl. Coconut A term used for brunettes who often show their “inner blonde”, much like

my family. The type of people who have realizations like why we call it surround sound or a blender.

High Heels

My older sister went to prom in six inch heels, excited for a brief moment that she would finally have an easier time getting into her boyfriend’s raised truck. That dream died when I explained that although she was six inches closer to the step, she also had to raise her foot six inches to fit her whole shoe, therefore leaving the stepping distance unchanged. Don’t you love math?

Ice cream If this isn’t your comfort food... you’re probably a healthy person.

Summer

That time of year when little kids throw on their bathing suits and run through the sprinklers, ready to pounce the icecream man if he comes, and make bowls or pies out of mud and clay. Running across the burning sidewalk. Watching as weeds turn to ash and flowers become fertilizer. All the joys of living in a desert. Trampoline

When I was young we would put the oscillating hose sprinkler under the tramp, throw on our bathing suits, and jump around as the water sprayed. we’d even toss in any size balls we could find. I really loved that trampoline. then, a horrible wind made it bend and come apart just enough for it to be unsafe but still stand. My dad promised to fix it for years. one day he nonchalantly mentioned that it’d been sold to a neighbor.

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Encyclopedia Of Thoughts

All All the time I want to do more things than I can. Anime How could I ever live without it? Beautiful graphics, amazing music, and good characters. Then you get hit with all those plot twists… Believe People say just believe it will happen what but is it really? How do people believe and why? Breath Hello and today I’m going to tell you about the wonders of the world and how your thoughts and the way you think is controlled by little squiggly lines and that depending on where I put them it will change how you think and now I have to ask if the fact that this is a run on sentence makes your thoughts run out of breath? Or perhaps the sentence has to look more like this “Thereoncewasabunnywhofilleduphistummyandthenracedaturtlealldaybutthenasongcameonandtheydancedandfrolickedalldaylong”? Cake It’s a lie. Cats Cats are one of the best creatures on earth right next to reptiles. They are loving and moody, fluffy and playful. Plus kittens are super cute! Childrens Books I feel bad for children. While the books are fun and cute they are also confusing. I mean one book tells them a dog goes bark. another says woof. Another says ruff. During that time I can just imagine kids asking which sound is the real sound then super complicated questions after that. Or maybe that’s just me. Connections You ever notice that everything is connected somehow? Let’s say we start with the word blue. WHat words do you connect with this word? For me I think Sonic, since he is a blue hedgehog, and I loved that show. After that I think cartoon, which leads me to anime, which leads me to manga, then drawing, then pictures, then art, then the Renaissance. The list goes on and on. Doodles Scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble yeah Ducks Stop with the selfies. Electricity This powers so many great things! WIthout it society would probably just sit there like “what now?”.

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Excalibur The legendary sword that has so much power. Also a very annoying anime character. Fabulous This word is just fabulous~! Few Just a few good conversations in tech writing making me laugh. Googly Googly eyes belong on rocks and people in love. Grammar Why do people say I before E except after C and then there is tons of other exceptions. I, personally, like Brian Regan’s rule better. It goes something like “I before E except after C and in words like neighbor and weigh and on weekends and holidays and all throughout May and you’ll never be right no matter what you say!” because, honestly, there are so many rules with exceptions. Hi Hello there! How are you today? What a great conversation starter. Happy If I hear that song one more time… I I am wondering how much longer I am going to do this assignment. Jam It goes well with peanut butter. It’s also something I like to do. Who doesn’t like to just sit there and rock out to their music? Jokes I love jokes! But then again who doesn’t? A lot of the times when I tell jokes they normally reference something and no one understands it. Oh well at least I’m having fun! Kay Okay. Alright. K. Kay. OK. Ok. Okie­dokie. Sure. Yup. Yep. Yes. Yeah. Yea. Ya. Yah. La lalalalalala llalalalalalalalala lalalalalalala laalala lalalalalalalalalalala lalalalalalala lalalalalalalalalalalala lalalalalalalala lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala lalalalalalalalala lalalalala lalalalalalalala lallalalalalala lalalalalalal alalala la la la la la lalala la la la laalala laaaaaaaaaaa la la la. If this just became a song in your head you know the music industry has run out of ideas. Loooooovvveeee Why did I write it like that? Well doesn’t it just sound a lot more funny? Anyways the word is love. That topic everyone is interested in no matter what they say. That topic that comes to mind with those warm fuzzy feelings. That topic that seems to be the focus point of every song ever.

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Math Just why? Math No. Math No no no. Math How do you keep popping up? Math Noooo it’s taking over my page! Math math math math math math math x infinity (Look more math!) Now Thank goodness that’s over. Back to the present. Currently I am typing up this encyclopedia and listening to music. What music you probably didn’t ask but i’m going to answer anyway? Post­hardcore. Yup. It’s like rock or metal but better in my opinion. N N E words will go here. Get it N E? like any… Ha ha haaa…… (Sigh) my jokes suck. Oh I just had a moment where I was like Oh! I remember that! Potter The main character of the Harry Potter series. Also the person who is making me write this. Qwerty Keyboards are so nice when you can actually spell words corectly. Ruff Bark. Bow wow. Wait wait wait. I wanna know who’s the person who heard a dog go bow wow. Last time I checked that is NOT the sound dogs make. Signature If you actually got this far please draw a chibi turtle. For all those anime or manga deficient a chibi is a miniature version of a thing. I shall put one as an example. Space A big bunch of nothing. Spelling Am I good at it? No. Is most of society? No just look at twitter. The Did you read it as Thee or Thuh? Why do we change the sound without a second thought? So many questions.

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U I’m just stuck trying to think of words that start with U. Oh well just skip it. Venison Oh dear no venison. Ha ha ha cause….(Sigh more bad jokes) i’m a lost cause. Wednesday Does anyone else want to spell it with two s’s? X­ray Honestly we need more words that start with X. Ylisse Any time I see a Y and then a L next to each other I just don’t know how to pronounce it. Such an intimidating combination. Z It’s Z end. Ha ha ha…...

Encyclopedia of a Redhead By Kimball Davis, A First Hand Redhead

Abuse: There is an entire day set aside called “kick a ginger day” that is dedicated to kicking redheads.

Not okay.

Annoying: Many people, mainly other redheads, believe they can instantly use my red hair as a way to

connect with me. Like they know me?

Awkward: I enjoy being awkward.

Bake: Redheads skin bakes in the sun like white bread in a toaster.

Blue: The majority of redheads have blue eyes. Blue is also one of a few colors that always looks good

on a redhead, it compliments our hair.

Camping: I love camping!

Cats: Cats are the worst. They start out as adorable kittens and then grown into devil creatures.

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Cereal: There have been times when my parents have gone grocery shopping and brought home new

cereal, and I have literally gone to bed excited to wake up the next morning and eat the cereal.

Common Sense: People who are lacking basic levels of common sense are really annoying.

Cookies: You could be having the worst day ever, but if someone give you a cookie it can turn everything

around. Even the thought of cookies can brighten your day.

El Camino: My dad had an El Camino before he got married. He would get a lot of weird looks as he

pulled up to stop lights because no one expected the person driving the car to be a pasty redhead.

Freckles: Freckles are one of the results of having skin that easily burns in the sun.

Imposters: People get jealous of natural redheads and try to dye their hair red. It’s flattering to have

people try and copy your hair color, but it never turns out the way they hoped.

Stereotypes: One of the big stereotypes, or “jokes”, that follow redheads is that they don’t have souls. I

have no idea where or how this started.

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The Encyclopedia of Legible Junk

1:15 pm (in commercial art)

People, they prove to be careless. Careless in a number of ways. Careless as in, making mistakes, and carefree…....Are there multiple carelesses? People my age are currently sitting right beside me at a table, using all the markers in varied colors clicking them together to create a tall tower of childish play. I

have put in my head that the beautifully popular, like the ones that are in my midst right now, were better than me or something else I can’t remember because now they are relating clicking markers together to Sudoku……. Either they are on a way ‘deeper level’ than me intellectually or they’ve never played Sudoku. I am sad to report that the awful and overused cliché lives on. We are officially equal.

9:03 am ( Wednesday )

djh’kjjeevbjkhvdfkjkd. When I’m bored I type this…… well something close to it…… just random letters. Its weird, one day I put it in a search engine and a website came up. It was a survey as to why I searched it. At that moment I exclaimed “Brothers!”, because I knew somewhere out there, there is an entire race of bored people just like me, because if there wasn't there wouldn't have been a whole website dedicated to it. I took the survey.

9:42 pm (Thursday)

I sit here at the dinner table listening to dubstep and playing around with all my many apps. I would just like to say procrastination has finally got on my nerves. What. The. Heck. I keep looking up the definitions for Mr. Pro, my new name for the frenemy, and finding funny memes, I’m procrastinating as we speak. There are also various blogs justifying procrastination, but I don’t think we should call them blogs for one reason. They are a pure element, the element being the one post about procrastinating. Sometimes I think; hey, maybe I just won’t sleep until I have everything done. It will be fun. It’s around the time I have everything organized, that I fall asleep, waking to the horror that things are due. But the thing is, the initial panic kind of produces the best of my work, the kind of work that makes you proud and feeling like a demigod with ultra­super powers dedicating your life to fighting crime and the forces of evil! Theme music The evil being your own procrastination, assignments, and the assigners. Witch if you think about it could be an awesome comic. It could be deep with the fact that the procrastinator is his own enemy and it could be fun with the real relatable problems, similar to memes. His imagination could intervene reality like in the comic “Calvin and Hobbs”. Keeping it relatable but in a dramatized way. His name could be Ralool a.k.a. RA­LOW­L. Math homework is wrecking the tracks that allow the train of thought to travel. So regrettably I must leave the table and go down the long and disappointing staircase to the place of my room where I will participate in becoming better at Algebra2. Because that is what homework is supposed to do, says everyone who wants you to do your homework­­ which right now is an overwhelming majority that majority including the part of me that is good and morally chained.

8:18 am (anyday)

Why is everyone either overwhelmed or underwhelmed? Lets just all be whelmed.

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6:20am (somedays)

I am so tired of going to school. It feels like a never ending roller coaster ride. I don’t mean the big exciting ones or the emotional kind, but the Kid coasters. The ones that you are forced to ride with your wimpy best friend because she’s too scared to ride the ones you know you were meant to ride, like the colossus or The Wicked. I’m speaking from experience of course. This friend of mine she really wanted to go to Lagoon, and she wanted to take me. When we got there the only ones she would ride was the kiddie coasters. I tried to take her to The Bat which was the next step up, she cried. We were in line and when we were next she then began to scream and cry. Then when she heard the screams of the people riding it….. Well. We then went back to the leisurely boat ride. And we stayed there for the rest of the day. The same lame annoying feeling I felt then I feel now.

8:19 am (Tuesday)

I love tuesdays….. they are my favorite day of the week. Everyone hates the beginning of the week, but I love tuesdays. Everything good happens on tuesdays.

Time : unknown ( due to laziness)

Guess what? I have no idea what I’m going to do with mylife. Maybe I’ll rent a luxury car and drive across country to see a Giraffe statue. I’m screwed anyway, so why not?

12:00 am

I think I might be eating my oreos really loud, but there’s no way to know…..I hate this.

~Brinnley Blunt~

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The Encyclopedia of a Teenager’s Experiences

By: Marco Gamino Borderlands 2 is a game that really helped me in life. Not in a way that got me through a hard time, but it helped me choose my career. To become a head writer at a videogame company. The writing in that was phenomenal. If it wasn’t for this game I wouldn’t have any idea what I would want to become. Bowling was an activity that me and my friends thought would be fun on homecoming of 2013, and it was, the first game was couple vs. couple, when my spares happened sparingly and strikes were foreign to me. Since it was homecoming the ally did a two for one deal, so we still had another game to go. The second game I had three strikes, then it all went wrong when my fingers were caught inside the bowling ball and I slipped. (the ball went and knocked down nine pins) My friends grabbed my arms and swung me as if they were going to use me as a bowling ball then ended up dropping me. This is an experience I will never forget. Call of duty a game that is filled of memories with me and my cousin having fun, laughing, and sometimes getting frustrated with players who were remarkably good. Egging (If you don't know is where you go around and throw eggs at anything you want) The night of my cousin Tino’s birthday, me, my sister, Tino, my nephew Chris (age 12), and my niece Berlin (age 14) got bored and decided to go egging. we drove up to cars, houses, and even a party throwing as many eggs as we can before speeding away. When we got to the party we decided to go all out, all four of us (my sister was the getaway driver) decided to throw eggs two at a time. My sister at the time yelling at us to hurry up. My sister heard sirens and sped off right when my cousin threw an egg. My sister drove right into It, then started to nag my cousin saying to aim for anything, but our own car. We drove up to a gas station to clean off the egg. We were wiping down the car and throwing away empty egg cartons when a cop pulled up beside us, he asked us what had happened, my sister then replied that some stupid kids were throwing eggs and it was no big deal, the cop had bought it. We left before the cop could come back. We still had two cartons left so we dumped it all on this one volvo, the next morning Vanessa (my cousin george's wife) asked why her car smelled like eggs. Homecoming A experience that my best friend talked me into, but I guess I have to thank him for that. I spent the night having fun and laughing and losing feeling in my feet after dancing for almost two hours straight, plus how hot it got, but somehow it was all worth it. Johnny rockets was my sisters very first job she had while I was spending the summer with her, since she was working so much, I was staying at her place playing video games, so not much of a difference if I were to stay at home, But she would always bring food back and we had dinner. Traffic I remember when me and my sister was stuck in LA traffic, we decided to play a game. We made up a game where every time we saw a Toyota we would punch the other who didn't see it. I saw most of them. I had punched her in the same place so many times that a bruise had started to show. To get revenge she accelerated just little and stoped, my seat belt was too loose, I went straight into the dash, which sparked endless laughter and a series of sorrys

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Zombies a game mode on Call of Duty that me and Nicky spent endless nights trying to master, always pushing round 20 but never quite getting there. Then succeeding that goal with my best friend making it to round 23.

Zoo I visited two zoos in california, one with my brother and another with my sister, the first was the LA zoo with my brother, and his best friend, who was his high school friend in Utah. We walked around for an hour or so looking at monkeys, walking through a giant bird cage, watching elephants bathing themselves, it was an easy day. The other was the wildlife preserve. it was the day after an exciting night (see Egging) the wildlife preserve was a bit bland, I don’t remember what we saw, but I do remember the time I spent with my sister and cousin Tino. later when we

were driving back we stopped for food and found these giant hollowed ostrich eggs that were selling for $23 a egg.

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C­J C: Chemistry. A class. An instinctual reaction between two persons. In my case, I was able to feel undeniable chemistry with another in a year long chemistry class Junior year; without mixing a love potion. A highly recommended class if you can get past the instructor’s derogatory comments. (See Mr. Bastian)

D: Dances. I have attended many dances in my lifetime, nine of those being high school date dances. Dances cannot be enjoyed to the fullest extent when a curfew has been instituted, though. Homecoming 2013 was ridiculous in the sense of early curfew. Dinner ran late, so my date and I only had enough time to take pictures and dance to three songs. Only one of those songs was a slow dance. (See Parental Rules)

E: Eleven. The number eleven is my lucky number. A number that carries deep sentimental value and undying memories of love and perfection. Eleven is a curious number; one of unique structure. A number that shows two individuals standing independently strong, yet both are necessary to make a whole. Eleven is a perfect number for a relationship and that

is just one of the many reasons why it is so central in my forever love.

F: Function: Best defined as a relationship involving one or more variables. A term that was used to describe my friendship with a significant other pre­relationship labels. (See Pre­Calculus)

G: Growing Up. A not so subtle fact of life. A consistently occurring event that cannot be stopped. A principle that seems to not come soon enough, and refuses to slow once one has realized it is too late. A concept best experienced with someone you care dearly about.

H: High School is the step after the hell of Junior High has been endured. A time of rebirth and recreation of self. A time where individuality is readily expressed, for worse or for better. Four years of hormones, breakups, endless homework, and the formation of lifelong friendships. An experience that is easy yet hard to forsake on the day of graduation.

I: Ideal. Used as an adjective or noun in the proper English language. A concept which lifestyle choices are made to align with. Idealistically speaking, I will ideally end up with my ideal mate.

J: January fourth is my birthday. The day I came into this world naked and new a blizzard was transpiring. In Utah, snow is a common occurrence in January; however, in Georgia snow is abnormal in any and all months. On my birthday and other significant life events that have occurred in January it has always snowed. (See Witchcraft) I have only ever been with a significant other at midnight on New Year’s Eve once, and it did not snow. This should have been a sign since a midnight kiss did not take place.

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Encyclopedia Of Shawna Marie

Andy: The name Andy holds much meaning for me, in a lot of different ways. Here are a few:

Grammer­One of my favorite musicians. Can beatbox pretty well but thats not what he’s known for. I named my car after him, but more on that later. I have missed seeing him six times in the last four years.

McMahon­Goes by Andrew more than Andy, but it fits. Another one of my favorite musicians as well as one of my heroes (see Dear Jack Foundation). Also a cancer survivor. I met him March 28, 2013, and I will admit that I cried. Toy Story­ I love all that is Disney, but Toy Story will always hold a special place in my heart. It also has yet another Andy character that adds to my love of Andy’s. Car­ I had been having some trouble figuring out the name of my car. I had it for two months before I could find something good enough. I learned that as I sped up my car made some weird noises (don’t worry, I had them checked out). It kind of sounded like beatboxing, so I decided to name him Andy, after Andy Grammer. Sisters: Little sisters amaze me, their powers are just extraordinary. They manage to find out every single thing about you and then copy it. After they do that, you can’t love what you did anymore, because your sister loves it too even though you loved it first. I loved music, so my sister started to love it too. I started going to concerts, she did too. I said fun. was my favorite band so of course it’s hers too and she has to pretend she loves them more than me. I wanted a record player, so she said she did too and she got one first because her birthday is a month before mine. Abbey is known as the musical one in my family even though I am the one that actually plays the instruments and was interested in music first. I love my sister, but she gives me a headache. Naming: I name many of the things that come into my possession. I can’t help it. I just feel this need to personify everything. I think it makes me feel like it is less likely to break because we’ve formed a closer bond. And when something does go wrong with it, I have something I can call it as I talk to it to try and cheer it up. At this moment I have Andy (my car), Penelope (my phone), Stirling (my laptop), and Edison (my record player).

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Encyclopedia of my outrageous feelings AMAZING:

Going into a situation that seems too good to be true, its “amazing.” Thats how you made me feel. This was just the honeymoon phase. The butterflies in my tummy were not real, according to you… BEAUTIFUL:

When someone calls you beautiful are they looking at your body or your personality? If someone says that your personality is beautiful, they're most likely lying. What they're really looking at is your boobs, your butt, very rarely is someone looking into your soul and saying man they're a beautiful person

BROKENHEART:

The feeling of pain, feeling like your whole world is breaking apart. But none of these feelings are actually existing its just your mind fogging up not being able to think clearly. You didn't break my heart you're not letting me see clearly, i am okay, i will be okay. CO­WORKERS:

Its a professional relationship right? NO WRONG!! Relationships with Co­workers never stay professional. Before you know it your co­worker is picking you up at 1 am to go get waffles from dennys, you talk in the parking lot for 4 hours about your lives, before you know it you're at walmart at 5 am having the best night of your life. Now “in love” you're broken hearted left alone and that professional relationship you once had is ruined, now all that is there is an awkward silence. FOREVER:

I dont believe in forever, sad but true. There is this innocence about those who believe in forever. You think your parents are stuck with you until one of them leaves you for good. Parents are the ones that are supposed to have unconditional love for you, no matter what they are supposed to be there always no matter what… Guess that doesn't mean something to everyone. HAPPY:

I wish the day could come where I can be happy through every situation. Emotions are hard to deal with, we have so many of them i don't know how to express them all, but being happy is one of the easiest emotions to share and express. LOVE:

Does such a thing exist? Being 16 and seeing the things i've seen at such young ages, my answer to you is shockingly yes. But i believe that love is hard to find and even harder to maintain. Nobody deserves to be second best in a relationship, nobody deserves to be treated like crap, and nobody deserves not to be loved. Love is one of the most complicated emotions to exist. Its so complex, it can be one of the most rewarding feelings in the world but it can also tear your world down.

SPACE:

There are so many different kinds of space, space for clothes, space from people, space for a home, space from emotions. Sometimes i wish that i could take space from my emotions, because my emotions are with me all the time, i can never shut them off. Space is a great thing, we use it in so many ways. As long as you don't use it to hurt someone.

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WE ARE OKAY:

What in the H**L does that term mean. First of all it drives me absolutely nuts when i am talking to someone and they say okay, ok, k, kk, etc. You get my point. It drives me nuts when i don't understand what people are feeling and the term okay could mean so many different things. We have our struggles right now because we are 800+ miles away from each other, everyone said we were too young to make this work, but how can i just drop my best friend the one that i'm so called “in love” with. You say we are okay, that everything is fine. But you're pushing me away slowly pushing me out of your life, this is not fine, this is not okay. ZEBRA:

This is odd right, well let me tell you it is. Its like the term lol, its an awkward term to use but everyone uses it anyway. A zebra doesnt know right from wrong, love from hate, friend from enemy, and life from death. The zebra runs free not knowing where danger is, this reminds me of how i used to be, free not knowing where i was going to get hurt, and not having a care in the world, oh how i wish i could go back. But its too late i've learned the differences...

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The Worst Encyclopedia Alex Gunnell: I am called the worst every day and that is for good reason. I’m extremely creepy and sarcastic so people often are frustrated with me. I am the worst. Concussions: A stupid head injury that ruins hopes and dreams if you let it. It removes you from sports and makes you loopy. A good excuse for not remembering things. They are the absolute worst. Chuck E. Cheese: An indoor playground for satanic children where pedofiles work. It is the worst. Cucumbers: People say they don’t smell or taste like anything but they do. They are the taste and smell of death. They are the worst. Curling: Who even made this sport? Probably a mother who wanted her kids to do their chores and made a “game” out of sweeping. Obviously, this was the kid’s only talent. It is the worst. Divas: WHY. Why are you so dramatic and high maintenance? No one appreciates your sass, or your tribal leggings and countless Forever21 tops. Divas think they are funny but really they’re just pretty annoying. They are the worst. Essays: Take hours upon hours to write, edit, and revise, just so someone else can read it in two minutes and pretend to be interested. Be ready for stress that makes you want to throw up and rip out your hair and sleep for days all at the same time. Essays are the worst. Feet: Bare feet, sock feet; it doesn’t matter. Feet are the worst. They’re smelly, ugly, calloused, and those with “foot fetishes” are deranged and should be punished. Feet are the worst. Getting Hit in the Cold: What is it about getting hit in the cold that makes it so much worse than getting hit in warm temperatures? Nothing like getting hit in the face with a ball in 40 degree weather. It is the worst. Getting Punched in the Chest Area: If you’re a competitive sports player, especially soccer, you’ll be more familiar with this one. Girls are susceptible to being hit in this area and it hurts more than heck. This is the worst. Homework: This is self­explanatory. THE WORST. Kicked in the Shins: You’ll get bruises that take forever to heal and by the time you’re done healing you’ll get kicked in the shins again. This is the worst. Kit: She is the literal worst. The mascot of all of “the worst” things. An old, fake redhead; 5 feet tall. Quote: “You look just like her; your eyes, your hair, your complexion… it was my daughter. She died last

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November.” Do not tell a shy 16­year­old this. She also is known for mumbling and staring even after you make eye­contact with her. She is the worst. Pouring Cereal: Sure, who doesn’t love cereal? But when someone else pours your cereal and milk and do it at a different proportion than you want? NOOOO. Or, even worse, when you come home from practice, you pour a nice big bowl of cereal, and as you journey to the fridge, mouth­watering, you come to find you have no milk. This is the worst. Rapists: Rapists are awful. Why do they exist. Why is there evil in the world. They are the worst. “Say What You Need to Say”: Whoever wrote this song (*cough* John Mayer *cough*) must’ve had too much time on his hands. He said what he needed to say, and then some. This song is repetitively the worst. The Worst Encyclopedia: Whoever the heck took time to write an encyclopedia about the worst things is the worst. This encyclopedia is the king of all things “the worst”. Tools: No, not hammers and screwdrivers. I’m talking about those fools at school who wear tank tops and snapbacks everyday while swearing up a storm and degrading others. They are not that great. In fact, they are the worst. Troll 2: This low­budget film from 1990 exceeds expectations for the best worst movie ever. Trolls dress up as humans and harvest real humans into vegetables before eating them. Which begs the question, why don’t they just eat regular vegetables? This movie is literally the worst. Turf Burn: I still have turf burn scars from August from playing soccer. Sure, I don’t mind the cool battle wounds, but they take FOR­EV­ER to heal. Not to mention, even the slightest breeze will send a grown man to tears. And when you wake up in the middle of the night with your sheets stuck to that oozing wound? This is without doubt the worst. Work: Why work when you could just not? It’s not that I don’t like working, I actually do. As long as I feel like I’ve progressed in some way. But as you work in retail for almost 2 years and return to complaining customers and annoying, sassy bosses every week, you can’t help but yearn for something better. Money is not the worst. But work is. Your Mom: lol

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encyclopedia of ZAY

Gangs­ Gangs are always seen as bad organizations. When i was growing up the gang wasn’t bad in my eyes. the gang was like my second family,a group of non related brothers. And one of those brothers i am.

Love­ Love is a big part of my life right now. i love my family and my very close friends. i also love my girlfriend. some people say i’m too young too fall in love. in my opinion, i don’t feel like you have to be a certain age to love someone.

Loyal­ Loyalty is a big part of my life. i have been tought that loyalty is very important. I feel like loyalty is very important, because with loyalty comes respect,and with respect also comes power.

Protective­ I have always been protective over my family and the people that i love. I wouldn’t let anyone hurt my loved ones if i was able to prevent it. I protect the people that i know i could count on too protect me.

Organized­ I have for the most kept my stuff organized. It bugs me when i’m not able to keep my stuff organized i feel lost. Organization is the key to my happiness

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