February 2012
1 post
December 2011
1 post
This tiny printer is wonderful, but craps paper... →
I want this.
November 2011
6 posts
“Poetry is just so emo,’ he said. ‘Oh, the pain. The pain. It always rains. In my...”
– John Green, Paper Towns (via hankandjohnsaid)
“Make me feel tiny if it makes you feel tall
But there’s always someone...”
– Ben Folds, There’s Always Someone Cooler Than You
August 2011
10 posts
How to Post a Mini-Evaluation for Preview Night
1. Go here: http://dft.ba/-SiP.
2. Click on “Add a new comment.”
3. Sign in with your school username and password. (Example: Username: hsajz & Password: ABcd-1234)
4. Leave a comment consisting of a few sentences. As the blog post says, “please talk about positive aspects, but don’t forget to talk about at least two areas where you can improve…one musical and...
Sometimes, I think that schools spend too much time teaching students how to think and not enough time encouraging students to think in the first place.
“Wingardium leviosa!
Expelliarmus!
Ridiculous anus!”
– Kai Wong, DigitalRev TV
2 tags
Question: What was your biggest childhood argument?
Hank: I think that you lying was the problem. When something would happen, you would lie, and I would get blamed because you were a better liar than I was.
Hank: You're still a much better liar than I am.
John: Well, I'm a novelist.
John: That's, like, my job.
Do you know what's going to be AWESOME?
Not being a freshman.
“Apple is stupid and gives [their computers] stupid resolutions because...”
– Alex Lynch
“I try and imagine, for a moment, what it must be like inside that woman’s...”
– Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games
July 2011
9 posts
“If you only listen to those whose opinions match yours you never learn anything...”
– BillTvMacon: My Mind On Other Things
“Ridiculousness is an important facet of modern humanity.”
– Hank Green (via stultifyingexperience)
Summer Reading Materials - Everything that you...
Requirements and AP Reading List (9-12, Pre-AP, and AP): Click here.
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“This is my obsessive compulsive behavior. Every time you’re gone it seems...”
– This is my Piano - Ryan Lerman
“Why is being a nerd bad? Saying ‘I notice you’re a nerd’ is...”
– John Green
June 2011
1 post
eBay
Him: So, yeah. I'm selling it now. By the way I made a temporary eBay account in your name.
Me: Why would you... YOU MADE THAT ACCOUNT JUST SO YOU COULD BUMP UP THE PRICE OF THE BID, DIDN'T YOU?
Him: NO......yes...
March 2011
1 post
A Message to People Who Complain About Hating...
You’re doin’ it wrong.
February 2011
1 post
A Poem for English Class
You’d think that writing a poem would be an easy task
Yet at this moment in time I find myself having to ask
How writers, like Hornby, can think so many complex thoughts
And fit them into a stanza, which really isn’t a lot
This poem, in particular, was written not of thought, but force
For an assignment that was given by our English teacher, of course
He said that all of our...
January 2011
1 post
December 2010
7 posts
“Sooner or later, we’re going to run out of things to go wrong. Then,...”
– Jamie Hyneman
“I spent maybe six months just running scales with a metronome like a freak. I...”
– Ben Folds
Seriously?
Me: *hands in homework*
English Teacher: Ok. ... Wait. where's the symbolism and theme in this story? You didn't write about it.
Me: I wasn't sure what it was.
English Teacher: What do you mean, "you weren't sure?"
Me: I mean I'm not a literary analyst.
English Teacher: Well, you have to learn these things!
Me: *facepalm* That's why I'm here!
“In 1450, there were about a hundred new books published. Last year, there were...”
– Nick Hornby
“…and I’m breaking at least EIGHTY LAWS here just by having...”
– My Biology Teacher
Another Countdown →
This time, it’s for Christmas.
Woah, there.
I forgot this thing existed for a while. Post ideas?
November 2010
4 posts
September 2010
4 posts
“Thank you for calling the Internet. May I have your account number or identity...”
– Homestar Runner
High School is Crazy - Part One
Teacher: What species of fish is it? It's native to this area.
Student: Uhh... Is it a swordfish?
Teacher: A SWORDFISH!? These are the moments when I realize... you guys don't know anything.
Mornings make me tired.
Señor: Finally, the easiest one. What's the word for 'goodbye'?
Me: Uhh... Erm, why do I forget this one?
Classmate: It's 'adiós!'
Me: Oh. Duh. Give me a break! It's only second period!
Classmate: It's THIRD period!
“If I’ve got to figure out how to use something, I don’t want to use...”
– Chris Pirillo
August 2010
11 posts
...and, WOAH. THAT'S SHINY.
This will be an interesting 180 days.
Yep.
Teacher: Didn't you warn me about [that student]?
Person on the phone who I can't quote because I wasn't involved in the two-way phone call, and thus couldn't hear:
Teacher: I thought so. What about Aaron Zufall?
P.O.T.P.W.I.C.Q.B.I.W.I.I.T.T.W.P.C.A.T.C.H:
Teacher: Aaron ZUFALL.
P.O...C.H:
Teacher: Oh, you'll fix all of my computer problems. Okay.
Me: Yep.
Class: *laughs at this fact that has apparently become common knowledge*
This should be common sense by now.
Teacher: Why does it do this? Why do things just disappear?
Me: Because it's WINDOWS, that's why.
How to Hide Facebook Posts - A Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Find a post by the person you wish to hide.
Step 2: Scroll over the post and click on the gray ‘X’ in the upper right-hand corner. (Please note: The gray ‘X’ may become a white ‘X’ with a blue background as you scroll over it.)
Step 3: The post will be replaced by three buttons. Click the button on the left.
Step 4: Congratulations! You...