The Rainy Day

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The day is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the moldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.

My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the moldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast
And the days are dark and dreary.

Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Pray for Japan.....And the Guidance of our Government

OK, I don't like to post much about politics, but this is really getting to me. While Japan was in peril, guess what our wonderful president was doing? Picking his fave teams for March Madness. I'm not against our government having rest time, but rest AFTER the problems! why, WHY?!! Did we elect this man? And if I was Japanese, this would be a real insult to me. The president of the USA  is supposed to be helping Japan is just sitting back and relaxing while their people die. This is not fulfilling his job. So I'm going to pray really hard for Japan, and our government, and I hope you will too.

Quote of the Day: Zac Efron

"Great advice comes from people that have been around a lot longer than you."
-Zac Efron

This is so true. So much of the time, we race through our lives without stopping to ask people that are older than us how they did it. We forget (and I'm speaking mostly about my generation of teens) that people that are older have already "been-there-done-that" and could help us not make mistakes in life. So many teens make choices that affect their lives permanently and ruin their chances of doing what they want to in life. If only they had used the resources they have.

luv, emi ♥

Tired of School

Right now, I am getting pretty tired of school. Make that VERY tired of school. I know that I have to do school in order to make it somewhere in life, but sometimes I wish we didn't have to do have to do the same stuff every day, day after day, after day, after day. It gets really boring. That's why (even though my non-homeschool friends look at me weirdly) I absoulutely love the PSSAs. I get to see my friends, the work is not as challenging, and I get a day off of school. Great bargain, right? But the PSSAs aren't until April. So right now, I'm stuck doing school. Sigh.



I'm glad I have a day off tomorrow. :P

Quote of the Day: e. e. cummings

"

To be nobody but yourself in a world that is doing it's best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle a human being can fight and never stop fighting.

"

e. e. cummings

I really like this quote. I think it describes my battle in life perfectly. I strive to be different, not like other girls who only care about what they look like and who likes them. For me, the picture of caddiness is describedby two girls I used to dance with. Let's call them Audrey and Hillary.

Audrey was the image of what I wanted to be. She was good at everything (or so it seemed), she had all the clothes I wished I could wear, was perfect in our teacher's eyes, and was guaranteed a spot in the "company." I felt fat, gargantuan and I didn't get into the company. I tried twice. She would try to make me feel bad, point out how tall I was, and glare at me. I'm sure the whispers she told her friend were all about how fat, ugly, and tall I was.

Hillary was a hyper, attention-getting girl, who acted stupid all the time just to get attention. She was good at dancing, and she knew it. She always had to be in front, otherwise she pouted and made people feel sorry for her and glare at you.

Now, I'm not asking for sympathy, I'm not airing my old hurts because this happened a while ago and I'm over it. I just want to call attention to this poniant quote and adress the rising problem of caddiness in my generation. So if you ever read this "Audrey" and "Hillary," please know that you hurt me deeply with your cadddiness, but I forgive you and want you to know that I am praying for you.

~emi

The Reason I Think Without a Box

 I've never thought "inside the box." Or even "outside the box." Nope, I don't see a box. My thinking is so crazily unique that no one has ever thought remotely close to how I think, and no one ever will. I have a hard time with coloring books (they make my imagination feel claustrophobic), hate being on elevators alone, hardly ever wear matching socks, and love putting together interesting combinations of clothes. You may think I'm just being silly, but in reality I'm being Emi! I love being unique. ♥



Thinking Inside the Box









Thinking Outside the Box





 



I Don't See a Box!!


Luv, Emi ♥