Current Things On My Wishlist

Fujifilm Instax Mini 8

This miniature Polaroid camera looks super cool and simple, which I like. Too bad the film for it is super expensive... but I guess that will teach people how to take meaningful pictures! These are around $70, depending on where you get it. I'm hoping I get this for Christmas or my birthday... :)




Dixon Ticonderoga Sense-matic Pencils 

These pencils would be a dream come true for some of my teachers, who really hate the sound of clicking mechanical pencils in their classroom. These pencils will automatically refill their lead when needed - no click button included! I really need to get me some of these!

March

I've been super busy with everything that is going on this month. Almost every weekend, I either have a math competition or a piano adjudication, and it's really filling up time. I know that I shouldn't be complaining - my days are usually very flexible.

Speaking of competitions, I have noticed that comparison is key. Not only in these competitions, but in life in general. I compare myself to others. People compare themselves to me. And whether that puts me down or levels me up depends on the other person. Either way, at these recent math competitions the crowds are dominated by really smart people. So what happens when really smart people compare themselves to even smarter people? They get better and try to beat the smarter one. Or, in other cases, they lose confidence on their own abilities.

Year after year, I go to these competitions. Year after year, the same people win the top places! Why don't they go down? Because they know they can be the best. They have proven themselves that they CAN do it, and will do it every year. Sometimes this really annoys me. Since they've proven themselves, why can't they let others have a go at it? They can still be the best - just let someone else experience it. I know that every one of the top placers work really hard to get to where they are. But maybe, just maybe, give someone else a chance to experience something you get every single year?

When Will I Use This?

Sitting on the couch, cranking out some parallelogram proofs for Geometry... Procrastination is very tempting right now. Who needs this stuff anyways? When will I ever use it? The thing is, even though I might not want want to spend my weekend writing out flow charts just to prove that one angle is congruent to another, I know that I will use math in my future. Almost everyone will. You cannot possibly avoid math in your life, 'cause its always going to be there! That is why I think people shouldn't be able to use the excuse "I'm not good at math" to make it go away. Because it won't, and it never will. I accept that math is not my favorite, but I continue to work hard at it because I know, someday, it will go beyond everything that exists today. I want to be able to keep up with what happens next in the world, and math may just help me do that.

~ A

How This All Started

Guiltless, blameless, faultless - all words that definitely do not describe me. These words will probably never describe anyone accurately. However, people are flawed. I have flaws, just like everyone else in the world. And instead of trying to get rid of those problems, I think people should talk about it. Which is why I started this. If you don't agree with what I say, that's ok. If you do agree, that's great! In the end, I hope this helps me understand myself and my life better than I did before. Thanks! :)

~ A