Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Quote of the Day May 29
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on. -John F. Kennedy
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Project Promise Trip Itinerary
*With Some Changes To The Map
Stop 1: Las Vegas, Nevada
Stop 2: Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Stop 3: Houston, Texas (Visit my grandma before she gets a lung transplant)
Stop 4: Six Flags Over Texas
Stop 5: Six Flags Over Georgia
Stop 6: Knoxville, Tennessee (Visiting Sarah Gutierrez)
Stop 7: Washington DC
Stop 8: Six Flags America
Stop 9: New York
Stop 10: Six Flags Great Adventure
Stop 11: Danville, Pennsylvania (Alex Lane's uncle)
Stop 12: Cedar Point
Stop 13: Six Flags Great America
Stop 14: Six Flags St. Louis
Stop 15: Mt. Rushmore
Stop 16: Yosemite
Stop 17: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Stop 1: Las Vegas, Nevada
Stop 2: Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Stop 3: Houston, Texas (Visit my grandma before she gets a lung transplant)
Stop 4: Six Flags Over Texas
Stop 5: Six Flags Over Georgia
Stop 6: Knoxville, Tennessee (Visiting Sarah Gutierrez)
Stop 7: Washington DC
Stop 8: Six Flags America
Stop 9: New York
Stop 10: Six Flags Great Adventure
Stop 11: Danville, Pennsylvania (Alex Lane's uncle)
Stop 12: Cedar Point
Stop 13: Six Flags Great America
Stop 14: Six Flags St. Louis
Stop 15: Mt. Rushmore
Stop 16: Yosemite
Stop 17: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Happy Birthday to My Mom!
The person always there to help me in life, to bring me up, to aid me in my journey. She has helped me get this far and I can't thank her enough for that.
Quote of the Day May 28
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else. -Will Rogers
Quote of the Day May 27
Free people, remember this maxim: we may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost. -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Musical has begun, Forward Brothers
The first song has been completed. All I have to say is it is looking good. Already better than the whole last musical. Sadly, I don't want any of it shown until the whole thing is completed so you guys will just have to wait. Sorry :/
Saturday, May 25, 2013
New Collab. Group?
Does planning a road trip for the summer count as a collab. group if I work with Alex? If it doesn't, oh well. But if it does, we plan on driving across the U.S. hitting up some of the places we have been wanting to go since we were kids. Did I mention that I would be recording a vlog sort of thing as well as some of the "events" we plan on attending
Senior Ditch Day
Had mixed feelings about Senior Ditch Day as it would be my first time actually ditching school for no good reason. Decided to go with it and ended up going to Magic Mountain with a group of friends. Gotta say it was totally worth it!
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Did Preston just say.....
Look at me, I'm not human. I don't know if anybody else caught that or am I just hearing things
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Blog was Missing Something
I knew my blog was missing something. It dawned on me when I was on Facebook for some reason.
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Quote of the Day May 22
The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action. -Felix Adler
Slacking
I feel like I haven't been posting very much the last few days but then I remember that I post way more than other people do. Kinda tricky. I feel like I am not doing my job correctly when I don't get at least 2 posts out of the way everyday.
Quote of the Day May 21
There is always a certain peace in being what one is, in being that completely. -Ugo Betti
Road Trip?
My friends and I planned a road trip for the summer. Lets see if we can actually get the money by then. Thinking across the US and then some
Quote of the Day May 20
When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph. -Pierre Corneille
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Quote of the Day May 18
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. -Anatole France
Party Baby
Not many of you know this... I do have a baby brother (The secret brother) that is turning 1 on the 23rd. This was his party!
Quote of the Day May 17
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved. -George Sand
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Quote of the Day May 16
The way through the world is more difficult to find than the way beyond it. -Wallace Stevens
Every Movie has a Fault
As a film student, this intrigued me. For someone to go through a film and point out all the mistakes takes time and dedication
AP Tests Done!
Finally got through what we spent the last year preparing for! The AP exams are done and being sent off to be graded! Scores come out in July
Quote of the Day May 13
The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. -Mark Zuckerberg
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Quote of the Day May 10
Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission. -Arnold Bennett
Quote of the Day May 9
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man. -Lana Turner
Friday, May 10, 2013
Film Fest!!!
Everybody head down to the 15th Annual Righetti High School Film Festival! Located on the Gym Stage, we have will be having a selection of videos produced by your very own Righetti Students. Today and tomorrow starting at 7 pm
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Quote of the Day May 8
What we really are matters more than what other people think of us. -Jawaharlal Nehru
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
AP Tests Spotted
None of the tests are really frightening to me but I don't feel the most confident in the English test. I have Microeconomics down pat! All I know is that it is going to be a long two weeks
Quote of the Day May 6
How strangely do we diminish a thing as soon as we try to express it in words. -Maurice Maeterlinck
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Prom?
Who needs Prom when you have Just Dance! I hung out with sophomores and freshman instead of going to my Senior Prom. Worth it
Essay Writing - To the MAX
Writing essays over the past week has not "let me", not "allowed me", but has made me improve my writing. It was sort of forced upon me. At least it was beneficial and has allowed me to feel better about my writing.
Quote of the Day May 5
I learned to use the word 'Impossible' with the greatest caution. -Wernher von Braun
Train Look (XKCD What-If)
Train Loop
Could a high-speed train run through a vertical loop, like a rollercoaster, with the passengers staying comfortable?
—Gero Walter
No.
Since this is kind of a disappointing answer, I tried relaxing the requirements a little.
Could a high-speed train run through a vertical loop, like a rollercoaster, with the passengers staying comfortable surviving?
Still no.
Could a modified and reinforced high-speed train with a jet engine on top run through a vertical loop, like a rollercoaster, with the passengers staying comfortable surviving?
Maybe.
Fell In Love With This Video
Nothing special, just the execution that caught my eye. Really neat idea.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
In-Class Essay 3
I feel so much better about writing essays. I feel that I am getting better and better with each one. For this one, I give myself a 5-6
Quote of the Day May 1
A man is known by the company his mind keeps. -Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. -Josh Billings
Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love. -Honore de Balzac
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. -Pablo Picasso
The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers. -Matsuo Basho
Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. -Phyllis Diller
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. -Josh Billings
Nobody loves a woman because she is handsome or ugly, stupid or intelligent. We love because we love. -Honore de Balzac
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. -Pablo Picasso
The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers. -Matsuo Basho
Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight. -Phyllis Diller
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