Thursday, February 26, 2009

The Encounter

One summery Saturday we were at Dunnville, like usual. We arrived there early at 9 in the morning with my sister, Alex and friend, Nikolina. Then we got our towels and made our way over to the pool area. As I was coming out of the change room to enter the pool I bumped into Nick, my old childhood friend, as he was coming out of the men’s change room. I was so shocked to see him there since he moved away when I we were 10. I looked at him and smiled but his face was all red.

I greeted him with a huge hug and said, “Hello miss me??”

He replied, “Heyy! Yes I miss you gosshhh!”

Then I noticed something was different about him other then he was so much taller and finally hit puberty.

I stated, “WOW you look different, what’s new?”

He said, “Really, I didn’t think I looked different but I guess I grew a little…”

He kept blushing so I was all confused about why he would be shy because it’s just me. Then I began to tease him like when we were younger.

I implied, “Why are you blushing, you still have a crush on me?”

He didn’t say anything he just looked at me and smiled. Then we began to walk to put out towels down and go for a swim.

He finally replied to my answer and said, “Yea I have a crush on you, I always have.”

I was sort of on the fence about this situation because we have been friends for so long and found it weird that he liked me. Then we began to talk about all the fun times we had growing up and how he used to always stand up for me because I was a little weird. By thinking about all of those times it made me realize how much he cared for me and not just like a friend.

I finally said, “I think I liked you too when we were younger but I don’t think I do now, and I don’t think we will ever date.”

He replied hopefully, “Never say never.”

I just smiled and we enjoyed the rest of the day swimming, tanning, and eating barbeque in the picnic area.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Top 5 Movies and Books!

1. Rainbow Fish is one of my favorite children's books because it teaches the lesson that if you that being different is still normal. The author displays this by Rainbow Fish having shiny scales and the other fish don't. Therefore, being an unique individual you are still able to fit in.

2. Gia is one of my favorite movies it is about a model that had everything and lost it all due to her cocaine addiction. Throughout the movie you connect emotionally with Gia because she shows you that money doesn't buy you happiness if you aren't doing what you love.

3. Alfie is another movie that teaches you to appreciate the little things in life. Alfie is a player and then he sleeps with his best friends girlfriend and he then realizes that his life is fake and beings to change.

4. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch is a children's book that teaches you that no matter what you do your parents will always love you. The author is very repetitive with the word love and he does that to get the point across about love.

5. How to Talk to a Widower is a book about a man who becomes a widower at a young age and cannot get over his late wife. This book is exaggerated in the beginning when it comes to the widower beginning to date again. Then as you read on you begin to understand what it is like to be a widower by the exact meaning of widower that the author shows.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

You would never have guessed this happened but ...

I met an alien from Mars that looked like a pear and he was purple. He said his name was bongo but he spoke in gibberish or alien language. He was calm but silly looking. Bongo had size 25 feet and wore size 30 shoes. The shoes were red which made his purple skin stand out. He was short with large feet and ginormous red shoes. Bongo loved to flap his feet around as a friendly Hello! I was creeped out bu what he thought was a friendly gesture, I thought it was discus ting. Who wants size 30 shoes flapped around in their face? Not me. I began to shout EWWW! and Bongo got upset but that was for his own good because flapping your feet in someones face is not a proper way to greet someone. His feet smelt worse than anything here on earth. But Bongo thought it smelt so good like D & G perfume, that he kept smelling his feet. Along with huge feet he has huge glasses, his head was tiny but he had meter thick green glasses. He looked so strange tiny head, tiny body but huge feet and glasses. He almost reminded me of a teletubby, but not really. Bongo had a big yellow fur coat which made him look like a pimp but his glasses made him look like a nerd, it was so hard to tell what the aliens personality was like because he was all over the place. Since the alien was a mess he just kept rambling on as if I knew what he was saying, but I was just laughing at the way he looked. An hour passed by and the alien was still rambling and I was still laughing except this time I almost peed my pants how hard I was laughing. This made the alien stop rambling on, finally! He only stopped rambling in order to open his oval shaped umbrella, but it was not raining. Then I was puzzled at why he would do that. Then he began to float up, I guess the umbrella was his space ship and that he was ready to return home to his planet, Mars. He was floating in the air when in about two minutes he flapped his feet and left earth to go home. I began to wonder if he would ever come back and visit. I waved back and the alien disappeared into the sky. I was depressed that Bongo left that i went to McDonald's to eat my feelings and order a super sized Big Mac meal. I ate it all and it was good and I solved my depression for Bongo's departure back home. So I sat in McDonald's and looked over at the edge of the table and saw a Happy Meal toy that looked exactly like Bongo, I leaped over to the table snatched the toy and WOW I couldn't believe it really was Bongo, I guess they have McDonald's even on Mars ...

...I swear to you, that is exactly how it all went down.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

A Shoe

What could I be? umm... A shoe? yes that's it!

They are stylish yet then they go through everything any other object would go through. With every new shoe you have a new start then they begin to wear out. They are with you for the best times and the worst times. They go through the classy times and the not so classy times.

When you first get that new pair of shoes you take care of them and avoid dirty places but as time goes by you just don't care anymore. That is the same with life, when you start something you give it your all and then as time goes by you loose interest and its time for something new. Just like looking for that something new in life you always are looking for a new pair of shoes.

Also, with every memory you go through like your first day of school or your first date you look at those shoes and it brings you back to that moment, and all the memories resurface. Not everyone looks at shoes this way but I do and they best describe what I went through. Sometimes you don't want to remember the bad times but you do. Those shoes you wore to a funeral are the shoes you don't want to remember but they are a part of your shoe collection and your life experiences.

Shoes are always worn and walked on through everything from pavement to dog poo. Pavement is the most comman place you walk on with shoes and when you start walking on grass and step in that dog poo you just want to go nuts. Well that's life it isn't always clean and easy. If you were to never step on something gross you would never learn from that. That relates to life because when you are in a sticky situation you always learn from that day and how to avoid that if it ever happens again.

Shoes are with you all the time so why not take the time to remember what shoes you wore where ? This will allow you to remember all the good and bad things because whats the point of always remembering the good things when that is not what made you a better person.

What's the big deal about shoes? Well, they are like your shadow as you go through life.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Eating 5 Books

Books are not my favourite past time. Although, I would eat Go Ask Alice because it was one of the few books I enjoyed. I liked it because it was interesting all though the book, not just parts of the book.

One of the books I would tare apart as I eat it is Macbeth because in my opinion it was unbearable to read. It was a horrible play and my grade 11 teacher made it even worse to read. The whole experience of reading this book made me dislike reading Shakespeare plays in general.

Another book that I read in grade 11 that I want still to eat is Life of Pie. This book puts a whole new meaning to bad taste and smell. I believe this book was dragged on and pointless to read.

The Great Gatsby deserves to be eaten by pigs because it is hard to relate to. These days no teenager can relate to the 1930's Great Depression. I think that the curriculum should choose books that students can relate to.

Finally, I would pleasantly eat Smashed because it is a book that teenagers can relate to. Also, this book is interesting because of the dilemma's that the girl goes through in order to over come her addiction.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

My Pet Pig

When I was about three years old and we still lived in Serbia on a farm, I used to have a pig pet. My pig pet was named Nana and she was little, fat, and pink. Nana was surprisingly clean for a pig and she used to follow me everywhere. At first i was so annoyed that the pig would not leave me alone, but then I got used to her. Once she followed me into the house and my grandmother got so mad at me and started yelling and chased the pig out of the house. After she chased the pig out of the house I ran after the pig but I could not find her. I was so mad at my grandmother that I did not want to speak to her. Then my mother came home and I told her that the pig ran away and she suggested that we go look for her. So my mom, my grandmother, and me went out to search for the pig. Then after an hour or so, my mom said that we would not be able to find the pig and I began to cry. Then i suggested that my mom checks behind the house in the ditch and she said that the pig would not be there. I had the strongest feeling that Nana was in the ditch so then I convinced my mom to go check there and she did. As my mom was bending over to check if the pig was in the ditch, Nana jumped up and took my mom down. I was so happy that we found the pig that I went to hug the pig. Then I noticed that I should not hug the pig because she looked angry. After she hit my mom she jumped and hit me in the shoulder and I fell down. Then when I got up I had to go to the doctor because I dislocated my shoulder, and I was no longer allowed to be around the pig.
Ever since the day Nana dislocated my shoulder I began to fear pigs. Then a year later we moved to Canada and my aunt took us to a petting zoo. At the petting zoo there was pigs you could feed and I just looked at the pig and began to cry uncontrollably. Even until today I am scared of pigs and will never forget that day on the farm.

Monday, February 2, 2009

25 things

25 Things I Like to Write or Write About...
1. Music
2. Weekends
3. Friends
4. Family
5. Vacations
6. Parties
7. Life changing experiences
8. Fashion
9. Shoes
10. Food
11. Tanja Grubnic
12. Drinking and driving
13. Summer
14. Shopping
15. Tanning
16. Cell Phones
17. Work
18. Future plans
19. Me
20. Relationships
21. Arguments/obstacles
22. Hair styles/issues
23. Teen Pregnancy
24. Peer Pressure
25. Drug/Alcohol abuse

all about me!

My name is Danijela Stanojcic and I am seventeen years old. I currently attend Orchard Park Secondary School and I am just finishing grade 12. I enjoy life and do as much as I can because we are here for a good time not for a long time. The extra circular activities that I am involved in are Serbian folklore dancing and water polo. Also, I do not mind having a part time job because it occupies your time and you always meet great people at work. On my spare time i like to hang out with my friends. Also, during the summer vacation I enjoy going on road trips with my friends and just relaxing on the beach. Basically, what comes my way; I take it one step at a time.

My goals after high school are to attend Brock University for a degree in geography. After attending university I plan to go to teachers college and become a high school teacher. I always wanted to be a teacher because I like to know that I am making a difference in children’s lives. I can make a difference in their lives by teaching them useful information that will lead them to a brighter future. After I have accomplished my career I would like to eventually get married and start my own family.

I chose to take writers craft in order to learn different styles or writing and to improve my writing. Also, I would like to become more imaginative and creative when writing essays and stories after completing this course. I would like to do well in this course because it is always good to have another English credit; therefore, I am aiming to achieve 85 per cent at the end of the course.

All in all, even though this class has a heavy work load I am going to be optimistic about it because it will help me in the end. I have learned over the years that being optimistic and having a positive attitude helps you get through school easier, rather than complaining about the work assigned to you, Also, I believe I can add my own personality into my writing to make it interesting. Therefore, I am going to take this class one step at a time.