Mackie Says-

I like the idea of one big super-party rather than two separate ones. I prefer integration of the Weigel and Paradeis clans. And plus, I would rather not be paraded around twice this summer. I am sure that one day of being interrogated and congratulated will be enough.
Shayla, I can't wait for you to be home! And the kittens are absolutely adorable, you will love them. What time are you getting in? And where?
In other news, I took my AP Lang test this morning. I never knew I had it in me to write two four page essays and a three page essay in two hours, but I did it. For the first time in my life, I feel much more confident about the essays than I do about the multiple choice, which is nuts. I mean, sure, I'm a good writer. But writing an essay in such a short span of time usually does not go over so well. On our practice AP tests, my multiple choice scores have been consistently excellent, and my essays have been competent but not extraordinary. But I feel really good about the essays, which is especially weird considering that on the rhetorical analysis essay, I didn't really know what I was talking about. It was funny, I understood the passage perfectly. It was an essay regarding the true nature of scientific research, which all made perfect sense to me. But as far as my rhetorical analysis goes, for quite some time I wasn't even sure what point I was trying to make. Good news is that I think I still managed to make it. The synthesis essay was in regards to the merits of the penny and whether or not it is a necessary form of currency or if it is worthless. That one I felt really good about, which is also unusual. The synthesis is almost always my worst essay. And the argumentative essay was about whether or not corporate advertising in schools is necessary. So that was a fairly accessible topic. Not the best, but not bad.
So yeah, that's way more information regarding my AP test than either of you could ever need, but it's basically all I have to say. After the test I went to the E and got lunch before I went back to school for fifth hour, and all we did in that class was watch a movie. And my last hour of the day is AP Lang, and we had the time to do whatever we wanted. We definitely deserved it. And what do twenty high-flying students do when given free time? Homework, you say? More like play twenty questions and laugh so hard that Hewitt told us we could have fun, but we couldn't act like a circus. It was fun. One of the laziest days of the year as far as class goes, but since I only went to two classes, I guess that's to be expected.
So tonight I am continuing my period of relaxation and taking it easy. I am determined to not do anything that requires careful thought because to be honest, my mind has been floating around in a happy place since the test finished. And I honestly don't think I could bring it back or make it focus, even if for some strange reason, I wanted to. But I don't, so I'm enjoying my absence of responsibility and thought for tonight. Tomorrow it's back to work with me.
At any rate, happy almost end of the school year!