Speech!

Hm... well, last weekend was interesting. I didn't get to go to the debate at Concord, because my brother and partner couldn't attend due to some studying for AP Chemistry. It turned out for the better, though, because I got a break, plus the opportunity to go trick-or-treating Friday (as Hannah Montana, ha, ha, ha... I was definitely a rock star) and to party Saturday, which was awesome, except for that one crazy, adrenaline-pumping moment. Ei! Of course, then dodge ball with Turtles at her church on Sunday was awesome! I had an absolutely great time, so thanks, Turtles!



After school on Monday, my Debate coach convinced me to join Speech, the first meet of which will be this Saturday. It should be awesome, because it requires practically no preparation (yes!), and I have a bunch of friends on that team who I don't get to see much anymore. I've been feeling a little empty since Spell Bowl finished, too, so I'm going to try to fill that space in, but there is no way that Spell Bowl can ever be replaced. It's way too great.

I'm double-entering in Speech, which means I compete in two events. I will be doing U.S. Extemporaneous and Impromptu - very exciting. In U.S. Extemp., I'm giving a box of magazines a question that I select out of three, a note card with (max fifty words), and a half hour to write a speech up to seven minutes long. It looks pretty fun, and it'll keep me informed. Then in Impromptu, you get a card with one word or a quote on it. Some examples I got were "honesty," "winter," and the less likely "meat." I turn and face a wall for thirty seconds, and then I talk to the judge about it for a maximum of five minutes. That should be really fun, I think! =)

The Spell Bowl party after school on Tuesday was pretty good. It can't compare to meets, but it was fun still. I haven't laughed as hard as I did when I got my award in a long time! I would scan the picture and put it on here, but, well, ha, ha, ha... you know! =)

The Comeback (CUM LAUDE) Kid Award

Dude... that's hot.

Colombia City Kleptomania

Well, I had my first Varsity debate ever last Saturday. It was in Colombia City, which was a blessing. I got to sleep in almost two hours more than usual for debates. My public forum team, my brother and I, got ninth, which I'm really excited about. I didn't think that we'd even place in the top ten, so that was a real joy. I was tired and lacking spirit, though. I had no gusto at all while I was speaking, which probably didn't help us.

Watch out, she's a bit of a klepto.

Although I love debate, I can't say that's exactly how I like to spend the entire Saturday of my fall "break." Furthermore, this Saturday is another debate. The topic is whether or not America should adopt the French health care system, I think is a really boring and lame subject, especially compared to nuclear energy, our October resolution. Anyway, last Saturday, I was ready to go home after round two. Had it not been for coffee and walking around the upstairs before the competition started, I would've been dead tired. Our experience with the doorstop was priceless - definitely a sweet nibbletz moment.

Since 19__, we have erected __ nuclear facilities.

I heard a great story from one of our Congressional... people (COUGHhomosCOUGH). During a debate about whether or not naturalized citizens should be allowed to become president, a competitor said that because Jesus died for all of our sins, everyone had the right to become president. Obviously, he didn't win. Ha, ha... I think he might have been a little bit desperate.

Save the environment; mate with manatees.

I am still super-psyched for "Underworld." Ah!!! The demo comes out tomorrow on "Tomb Raider Chronicles," and I'm really pumped. It should be very amazing. =)

I have to get a Hannah Montana costume tomorrow, too. I'll be sad if I don't get one. =(

I went home early today, because I had a splitting migraine. I was only going to miss IED and Spanish. In IED, we're doing a project that I'm three days ahead on and in Spanish we're making Justo posters, so I wasn't exactly going to miss much at all.

Welcome

Hello and welcome to the new home of "Audaces Fortuna Iuvat." I'm very excited to see what "Blogger" has to offer, and I'm anxious to get settled. Thanks for your patience and understanding as we made the move. I'm looking forward to writing here! Here's what's been going on over the last week-ish.

On Thursday I started going out with EH, but unfortunately it didn't last. I'll admit that I fell for her, but apparently she didn't feel the same way about me. On Monday I got a note that read:


David -

I don't want to go out with you anymore. I liked it better when we were friends. I hope you understand.

- E

I was pretty ticked to say the least about how she broke up with me - a note, and she couldn't even deliver it herself. For all the of the couples out there, before you go out with someone, make sure you care about them enough to do the break up properly. She never gave any reason that I had done something horribly wrong, or that I had somehow deserved this.



My Monday drastically improved, though. That evening was another Spell Bowl meet, and it was fabulous. Alwaysbored, KF, and Pandaguy are great spellers and better friends; I had a lot of fun. Not to mention we totally kicked butt. Congrats to Alwaysbored on her ribbon-winning, near perfect round (8/9). I didn't do too bad either, I don't think (9/9). =)




Here are some words from Monday's competition:

• irascibility


• Dostoyevsky


• summa cum laude


• solemnization


• misspelled =)


• indefatigability


• salicylic


• theobromine


• Lancashire


• marquisette (¡we rock Alwaysbored!)


• persona non grata

I think the tampon dispenser was your cue.

• bishopric


• prestidigitation


• helminth


• cedilla


• miscibility


• sanguinarily


• beadle


• kinescope


• hermetically


• couturier


• periheleon


• ampoule


• logarithmic function


• Aristotelian


• bacchanal


• inimitable


• Hippocrates

Tuesday and Wednesday were, well, in word, sleepy. I have been so tired this week, and I have a debate in Indy on Saturday. I took today off. Mostly it was because I wasn't feeling to well when I woke up, but I also thought today would be one of those days when I can get more done at home than at school. I have pretty much everything I need for today. I'm having my brother pick up just a couple things for me, but besides that, I'm set for the day. My room could use a good cleaning, too, and the blog needed to be launched. All in all, it just looked like a good day to stay home.