My Rebirth This Semester

 New Beginnings. Last year: "now my life is changed... no more mistakes." This year: "how wrong I was, and yet I was resolute then?" We are always evolving and changing... Reflect, respond/connect.

    Have you ever been swimming butterfly style, and when you breathe, all of your energy returns to 100%? Well, that is precisely how I feel this semester!!!! I AM NOW BACK TO 100% CHARGE!!!! YAAAYYYY!!!! Last week, the semester began, and I pinky promised myself that I would no longer procrastinate on my homework. I would no longer accumulate my math homework until the night before the test, and I would try to read every day. Lowkey, the second goal I kind of already broke since reading Siddartha has been a huge pain on my brain. I'm sorry, but I just really don't like the fact that it's just so full of spirituality and stuff. I NEED SOME ACTION!!!! Like this guy is just yapping on and on, and it's making me fall asleep. Sorry to those who like this book, don't take offense, please; this is simply my personal opinion.

    My second goal has been to become a better public speaker. You see, last weekend, I had a forensics competition, and to be honest, I don't know what was going on in my mind, but I chose to do it impromptu. I KNOW! SCARY! YES! However, even though I wanted to pee my pants because of my nervousness, I still had fun coming up with random stuff to try and fill in 5 minutes of speaking. One of the prompts was about whether or not the government should put restrictions on AI technology, and of course, I talked about my favorite movies: WALLE and THE TERMINATOR. I talked about how the terminator was a prediction of AI without a leash of restriction, and I even made the judge laugh...hopefully in a good way. Coming up with stuff and the top of your head can be tough. In the third round, I was given a political cartoon, and I had no idea what it meant, so I just said what came to my head first. I thought it was giving the idea about how the government is poisoning bankers which is why people should not trust them. This was the most embarrassing thing I've ever said; it was so awkward that the judge looked at me with a confused face. However, at the end of my speech, people were clapping, so eh they must of liked it. At least that's what I want to think. The only way to get better at forensics is to become more cultured and stop using Chat GTP to learn about politics. This is why I have decided to wake up at 6am instead of 6:15am to watch the news. I need to know what truly is going on in the world. Dana needs to understand what KIM JING UN is planning. I need to know what's going on in Gaza and Israel. I must end my silly cartoons and start exposing myself to the world's news. I just hope I don't fall asleep. History has never been my strongest subject, yet, with enough determination, I will accomplish all of my goals. Fingers Crossed!