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teen issues

Schila's picture

Well.... duh teen isssues... we will cover everyting from boys to rough homework to how to solve a really really bad hair day.(I have had plenty of those...

writingdog's picture

ok I'll start..... :D

I'll start.... :D Our teachers give a lot of homework! Doesn't it suck how in middle school we don't have recess anymore? Although I do know some middle schools that do have recess which stinks even more...

Geist's picture

Teenage issues... huh.

Teenage issues... huh. Something to think about. I've been a bit absorbed by past people's grievances, so my problems are behind me currently. World War Two grabs you by the neck and holds you for a while...
"Who is more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?"

Schila's picture

Yah...

Homework and relationships( friends, or girlfriend/boyfriend) seems to be a big teen subject.. sometimes when we reflect we find that the things we fought about were completely pointless but seemed to be a big deal at the time.

writingdog's picture

I know ! So true right?

I know ! So true right?

apples's picture

Hmm... but it is a big deal

Hmm... but it is a big deal in the moment because yuor feelings are severly hurt... you need to think about that too... And depending on who your friends are, the drama will increase ten fold or decrease ten fold...

squeejay's picture

Relationships...

relationships stink!

I try and fail... I now choose to be a loner!
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when life gives you lemons... order a root beer

apples's picture

Woo!!! I agree... but I

Woo!!! I agree... but I could easily stay in a relationship... but then you're so... restricted for lack of a better word. I don't feel guilty whan I flirt with other girls when I'm single.

Schila's picture

yah!

i mean we were so... like... "innocent" in elementary school where nobody had to worry about who is dating who.. they did what? and all of that drama. So.... what are some of your guy's favorite subjects? I mean i am a freshie and feeling the pressure of high school but i have to get into like a rythym... and get used to my scedule

apples's picture

Math and Science... though

Math and Science... though my interest in math is slowly slipping away... (I currently have a 64 in Pre-Calc Honors...)

bluedisch.'s picture

i'm a freshman, too, Schila

i'm a freshman, too, Schila :]
i like geometry, when I pay attention, at least, because then my grade doesn't suffer. i hate gym, but i don't really have a favorite class. =X

Schila's picture

OMG!

OMG what grade are you in?? AAHHH i just started algebra.. math gives me a hard time so my favroite subjects are english art and social studies.. I am a social studies buff!!

apples's picture

Umm... I'm a junior... as in

Umm... I'm a junior... as in I'm in 11th grade... English sucks for me... I'm miserable at art (luckily, I don't have to take it!) and US history was the only social studies class I liked... And trust me... you'll wish that you were back in Algebra once you hit the higher maths... BTW I have a 73 now!!! ...It's a sad, sad day when I'm celebrating over a 73... *sigh*

Geist's picture

Pre-Calculus seems kind of

Pre-Calculus seems kind of silly... it's just review of everything we did in Algebra I and II. I should have gone to Calculus. :P
"Who is more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?"

Schila's picture

Yah

nice! if it a review of algebra i should do fine.

Aryka Petelle's picture

PreCalc

triginometry is one of the hardest units in PreCalc. I swear. There are so many formulas that i can't stand memorizing them. Luckily, my teacher hands out a sheet of them that we can use on the unit test and the exam. YAY.
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"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein

Schila's picture

thats lucky...

my algebra teacher is really nice but there are like 25 kids in my math class and we have to be very sure to advicate for ourselves..

writingdog's picture

my fave subject is probably

my fave subject is probably science
hmmm drama is pretty cool
and soooooooo is art
but hey, I'm still in middle school
yup
oh and english too

apples's picture

Poor writingdog... so

Poor writingdog... so young... I miss you!!! I'm never on at night anymore!!!

writingdog's picture

Middle School isn't young!

Middle School isn't young! Elementary School is! And yeah I noticed :(

apples's picture

Sorry! Didn't mean to offend

Sorry! Didn't mean to offend you!

writingdog's picture

lol I was joking

lol I was joking

apples's picture

Heh heh... I knew that...

Heh heh... I knew that... sorta... IDK... but I'm like never allowed on at night anymore and that depresses me greatly...

writingdog's picture

I'm actually quite buisy too

I'm actually quite buisy too

apples's picture

Oh, good. Now I don't feel

Oh, good. Now I don't feel so bad abiut neglecting to come on... but apparently I miised you because I got off like 20 minutes before you posted this comment...
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May the random people of the world be random! ~Katelyn

writingdog's picture

haha I like Katelyn's quote

haha I like Katelyn's quote

apples's picture

Me too! She was estatically

Me too! She was estatically happy when I decided to use it as my signature. But I tend to be a really random person, so I like it!!!
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May the random people of the world be random! ~Katelyn

writingdog's picture

nice gooooooooo randomness

nice gooooooooo randomness

apples's picture

WOO!

WOO!
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May the random people of the world be random! ~Katelyn

NeonKiwi's picture

Yes.

It's true. I was.
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Purple penguins rock my socks.

squeejay's picture

it all stinks

my favorite class write now is advanced drawing...

i love working with oil pastel and cray-pa.

other than that... school is a big bore!

and so trying to find a date!
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when life gives you lemons... order a root beer

Schila's picture

Yessss!!!

i love art!!! our teacher was accentric!!! he was really funny also and when i asked for help drawing a man-eating squid his reply was "ummmmmm... ok.. A what?"

writingdog's picture

our art teacher is really

our art teacher is really awesome too. She is really funny, rarely gets mad, and lets us make our own choices. and we had ipod fridays where we could bring our ipod on fridays

Schila's picture

ARGGGG!!!

You are so lucky!!! our school bans the use of i pods during school anywhere.. but in some classes we listen to them anyway.. What is the deal with I pods anyway??? why are the the most known MP3 player... I have a samsung BTW

writingdog's picture

well we have "class

well we have "class meetings" on thursdays where we can do our homework and listen to our ipod if we want. But that's like the only time where we get to listen to our ipods.
And ipods are more popular because with ipod nano's you can watch movies.
But mp3's are still pretty cool.

Schila's picture

Gotta another idea...

let's say all of the chat lingo that comes to mind scince i have a limited chat vocabulary.. TTYL?

Geist's picture

They were the first mp3

They were the first mp3 players to become a pop culture icon, since they were sleek, simple, and owned by some pretty famous people. This is a point that adults latch on to, so all mp3 players are generalized into "iPods".
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"Burn my disease with the Keys to the Kingdom."

Professor_Zoom's picture

iPods. I find them

iPods.
I find them overrated, as most mp3 players can do what they can, and more, for a cheaper price.
it's also somewhat of a personal matter.

Aryka Petelle's picture

I have to agree. I have a

I have to agree. I have a Creative Zen, it works just as great as any Ipod would.
Mac is probably going to take over the music industry anyway. Why do I have to buy into it so soon?
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"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."Albert Einstein

Schila's picture

hmmm

are they those small like 4*3 mp3 players??

Aryka Petelle's picture

Hmm, they're pretty small.

Hmm, they're pretty small. Maybe.

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"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." -Albert Einstein

Special's picture

i have a Zune!

i have a Zune!

Schila's picture

WOWIE!!!

OK OK... so what is a zune.. and why is it so dang expensive???$$$

Usagi's picture

A

A personal matter? Was there some iPod-related incident in your past, or just your preference?

mixedmusic333's picture

Sometimes you never know

Sometimes you never know with Zoom.

Professor_Zoom's picture

Hehehe.

Hehehe.
I can see you all expect strange things from me.

either that or I usually have some strange, obscure reason for something.

No, it was merely the fact that everybody in my class had one.
So I decided to antagonize them all.

Usagi's picture

Always fun.

Always fun.

Besides, going against the convention is much more rewarding than joining it.

Professor_Zoom's picture

Indeed it is. pretty much

Indeed it is.
pretty much the story of my life.
or at least half of it.

Usagi's picture

"Half-story of my life." I

"Half-story of my life."

I may have to use that in normal conversation.

And in response to your earlier edit: not that you always have some strange, obscure reason for things; just that if anybody does, you do. Also, your pic kind of adds to that effect.

Professor_Zoom's picture

true. feel free to use that

true.

feel free to use that all you like, but credit it to me.
nah. just kidding.

Usagi's picture

I could

I could put a footnote in my speech and cite you. Or verbal parenthetic documentation. That's annoying enough in written work; I wonder how bad it'd be spoken.

I often speak in parenthesis.

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