Hey everyone! I've got exciting things to tell you! First off, remember the predicitons I made about The Next Food Network Star? Well, here were my predictions:
Winner: Paul
Finalists: Herb, Aria, and Dzintra.
WELL, I guess I hadn't learned enough about each person. Throughout the 9 weeks, everyone progressed. Dzintra unfortunately was eliminated the FIRST WEEK! It was ridiculous. Paul, Herb and Aria made it to about the 7th week together, and then Paul was eliminated. Herb and Aria made it to the second to last week along with Aarti and Tom (who I was SO not rooting for). Anyways, Aria was eliminated the week before the finale, and I just watched the finale tonight. It was a pretty interesting fight for the shows, and the pilots that everyone shot were very impressive, but in the words of Bobby Flay "only one can become the next food network star." So Aarti won! I'm excited to see her show, Aarti Paarti because she's Indian and she's going to show America how to blend Indian cuisine into common American dishes! Glenn and I are quite exicted to see how it goes.
Next, I went to Ocean City with Emily a couple of days ago and that was pretty fun. We all remembered to put sunscreen on, but Em and I still got pretty burned on our backs. We both also made substantial progress on our AP Calculus assignments which is good. After she had her meeting with the tutor on Thursday, we agreed that she'd let me know how to do some of the problems we could NOT figure out for the life of us.
Contact lenses are going well, and I've gotten to a point where I can get them in and out with ease. If you've noticed any different style of writing in this post, it's because I just read this book called Bird by Bird, written by Anne Lamott. It was for an AP Language assignment this summer, but all in all it was a really good book. I think partly because I'm interested in writing, I found a lot of the topics very interesting. Driving is also going well, yet I've still got to sign up for Driver's Ed, which I hope to do soon. I've got my 60 hours already! I just need to practice a little more night driving, and driving in "adverse conditions" and I'll be good to go! I discovered recently that I can back up my driveway, and for those of you who aren't familiar with my driveway, that's quite a feat to do. Most of my friends parents just drop my friends at the top so they don't have to back up the drive. It's super long and curvy, with woods on both sides, so it's a bit challenging. I've also improved on my parking skills which is a very important skill to have, so ya know.
There's a lot happening in next week: It's Sunday the 15th now so here goes-
Sunday the 22nd- I go to see Train and the Backstreet Boys with my dad!! It's at Pier 6 in Baltimore, and I'm super excited!
Tuesday the 24th- School starts! OMG! Summer has gone by so fast, and I know I sound like a giant nerd, but I'm excited to be going back to school. I like the challenges it poses, and I'm looking forward to talking to my guidance counselor about careers other than culinary(I'll talk about that desicion later).
First of all, here's the reason I won't be writing a lot during the school year this fall:
Classes- Business Law, AP Language and Composition, AP Calculus, Honors Physics, Honors U.S. History, Culinary and Hospitality Management, ASL Independent Study III, and Introduction to Teaching. What a load huh?!
Anyways, here's the news about the "other than culinary" careers. Now don't get me wrong, Culinary is a very interesting and very intriging major to study in college, but I just don't think I have the same passion. I was talking to my mother today, and I'm considering jobs in the government as a consultant, or a business major, or law? I'm not quite sure, but one of my major picks would be a CIA or FBI Special Agent. I know I sound like a broken record. "Being a secret agent would be so cool!" Honestly, I've done my research and it seems like a really promising career, not just for the excitement but for the challenges that working in the government proposes. I'm looking forward to graduating, attending college, and entering into a summer internship at the CIA HQ in D.C.
The more I think about it, the more I go crazy! I'm going to be a junior in high school in a couple days! Oh ma god! I'm excited, but also a little bit scared. I'm hoping to apply for scholarships adn internships for the summer, and for future college adventures. I'm also going to apply for NHS...again. This time I'm getting in! I don't care if they reject me! I'm GOING. I think that's all I have for you guys this week, so...yeah.
Hugs and Cake,
Emily
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