Archive for the 'Life' category

Senioritis: The Tetris Effect

The Tetris effect is the ability of any activity to which people devote sufficient time and attention to begin to dominate their thoughts, mental images, and dreams. It is named after the video game Tetris. (From Tetris effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Going to a school that is dominated by technology, it is [...]

This Is Not a Cake

The picture above is not a cake. Neither is it deep fried. The picture above is a gigantic cookie. Bored by the fires around the county, I was inspired to make cookies. My crack team of sous chefs (3 in all) and I decided to try something special and recreate BJ’s Pizookie. We took the [...]

William Faulkner Saved my Life (Sort of)

I spent a few days earlier this week up in San Francisco looking at colleges with the amazing new $39 Southwest Airlines fare from SAN to SFO. As I reached the San Diego airport, my mother noticed that I had my climbing chalk bag on the side of my backpack. Not wanting to get busted [...]

College Applications

Well friends, the time has come. It is the fall of my senior year of high school and it is only fitting that I begin to plan my future. I am currently in the middle of applying for colleges and, right now, I’m not too stressed (ask me in two weeks). Of course, I am [...]

Gone for a week

I’m going camping for a week so there won’t be updates until friday. Have fun, change the world.

Fear and Loathing in Salton City

Highway S22 goes through Borrego Springs in San Diego County and on through Anza Borrego Desert State Park until it reaches the Salton Sea. On Saturday, my brother decided to take the long way to Palm Desert and head out this leisurely to see what he could find. I tagged along with my other brother. Before [...]

Beware: Mortgage Scam called my Cell Phone

Right now, I am sitting at school waiting for my brother to get done with what he is doing but about five minutes ago I got this call on my cell phone from a 602 number. I pick it up and it says, “Hi guys, this is Dorothy from the mortgage company…” I quickly hung [...]