My Crazy Sugar High

            My friend Elizabeth just slept over at my house and I feel exhausted.  I told my mom to buy "good snacks," which she translated to something with a high sugar and fat content.  Don't get me wrong, I have nothing wrong sugary, salty snacks, but too much sugar can be deadly.  On Friday night, I drank four Izze sodas, samples of some Sprinkles cupcakes, probably about five ounces of Halloween candy, and about a cup of cheese and kettle popcorn.  I actually did get about five and a half hours of sleep.  I have now pledged myself to a diet of foods with low amounts of fat and sugar and raw vegetables.  I gave all my candy to my dad, so he could take it to his work.  This included  full size bag of berry Skitles and a full size Snickers bar.  :(
            I then had to get up and complete a history project, a complicated worksheet about density for science, and two worksheets on the triangle inequality theorems.  Not to mention, I practiced  my sax and cleaned my room.  I did manage to paint my nails.  I am glad that I have now mastered the art of a perfect manicure, or at least perfect in my eyes.  I just painted them a nice blue color, then layered on some silver sparkles.  Well that's all for now.

PS: 

Summer

Oh summer is here! I am ecstatic about finally having some time to sleep! Don't get me wrong, I will miss my friends, teachers, and even my enemies, but i haven't had any relaxation time this entire year. During the school year, I so absorbed in tests, essays, grades, friends, boys, and practicing my saxophone that I never have time to spend lying in bed r watching TV.

Speaking of TV , has anybody seen the new Oxygen series, The Glee Project? Thats one of the best reality shows I have ever seen. From now on, I am going to spend every sunday of the summer from nine to ten watching The Glee Project. All of the contestants on the show actually have amazing voices, not to mention some of the male contestants are extremely attractive. I thought it was funny that when I checked the statistics on all the contestants, I found that the most popular were the handsome male leads.

I am also planning on writing an album this summer. Of course, I will be recording it unprofessionally in the garageband program on my mac computer. I am not looking for a record deal, I am only searching for a way to entertain myself. Who knows, my album might be pretty good.

Anyway, that is all I can think of to say on this fine summer evening. Happy summer!

Pottery Class

An original poem by Ellis Thompson

I start with the clay,

terra cotta, or gray,

my fingers,

working,

molding,

bolding,

and rolling.

I fire the kiln,

blazing hot,

shooting sparks,

warming up the room.

I apply the glaze,

quick-drying,

cloud pink,

fairy blue,

matador red,

naranja,

maroon,

spring green,

elfin green,

sunburst yellow,

black gloss,

and black satin.

I fire again,

eagerly waiting,

excited,

worrying,

feeling bubbly.

I take pride,

in my piece,

boasting,

bragging,

wondering,

what my next,

accomplishment,

will be.

Tennis...AAAHHH!

I just got back from a horrifying tennis lesson. My coach was old and did not know my name. He kept calling my sister and I the same thing. He would just call, "Ellis, Ellis, you're not shadowing!" (what is shadowing?!) and I was hitting the tennis balls. He was talking to June. It turns out that shadowing is imitating the person actually playing. He taught us the wrong ready position, and he never explained anything. He did not even tell us his name. He kept telling me, "slower, slower," and he never explained to me what "slower" meant.

On top of that, he tried to help us hit more balls into the court by turning things into competitions. "If you hit two or less balls into the court you have to pick up five tennis balls. Ooooh, what a punishment...........not! Wanna know another silly punishment of his: "do one push-up if you stop shadowing!" One push-up? Really? I wonder how good I would feel if I did nothing that I was supposed at one of these lessons!

Tennis

I have only been playing tennis for about a month now, and I can already win a game of doubles. I went to a week tennis camp at the Tennis Key in late June/early July, and now i am back on the court for another week.

My partners name was Chloe. I was delighted when Chloe, a friend from elementary school, announced that she was coming to Tennis camp; I was even more delighted when she helped me win a match for the first time. At camp, we play up to ten points. At the end of the match, my team and another team both had nine points. We played a death match which Chloe and I won. I felt like I was on top of the world, and I announced to everybody I saw that I had won my first match.

Tennis Key

located at 7000 W. Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90045 between Sepulveda Blvd. and Lincoln Blvd

number: (310)642-0762

email: thetenniskey@aol.com

http://thetenniskey.com/home

HAWAII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The House vs. The Condo

I definitely liked the condo better. The condo and the house both had excellent beds, well-stalked kitchens, and great service, but the house had a pest problem. On the second day we stayed in the house, we found a cockroach in the bathtub. The exterminator came and sprayed the next morning, but we kept seeing roaches throughout our entire stay at the house.

Food

We had many delicious foods in Kauai, but my favorites were the fruit and the plate lunches. We ate mostly tropical fruit: papayas, mangoes, mini-bananas, chicos, passion fruit, guava, and lilikoi. The four plate lunches I had were roast duck, Kahlua pork/lau-lau, short ribs, and ahi tuna. Each plate lunch came with rice and Macaroni salad.

Hikes

We went on two hikes in Kauai. The first one was a six mile hike. We walked through mud and steep hills to reach a swamp in the mountains. The second hike was much milder. We walked about 1.5 miles in the jungle, to reach a waterfall. Both hikes were near Mount Wai'ale'ale, the wettest place on earth.

Beaches

If we were not on a hike, we were at the beach. The beaches in Kauai had crystal clear water, and vast coral reefs. They also had no trash in the sand, whatsoever. My favorite beach we went to had large rocks sticking out of the water. My dad, my sisters, and I swam out to the rocks and climbed on the rocks.

Hawaii #3

Mission: Prepare for Hawaii!!!!!!!!!!!

Subject: The Thompsons

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I am extremely busy, but so excited that I am bouncing in my seat. Today is the most hectic day of preparation yet. We are going to the airport tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. and we have no time to prepare tomorrow. Even though we are busy cleaning the house and such, my family is equally as excited as I am. Right this second, I am listening to a Hawaiian singer named Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. My favorite song of his is his version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. We have finally gotten all our clothes laid out. Goodbye California, Heloooooooooo Hawaii!

Mission: 85% complete!