Frienemies

Did I spell that right? I think I messed up, oh well. Anyway, I recently learned that I am about 1.5 AP classes away from surpassing the person who is at the top of the class, GPA-wise. I was glad to hear this, but I wanted more. I wanted to surpass the top of the class. That person who was, and still is, at the top is my friend Simone.

He's smart, like myself, and he also has done the Governor's school program, so it makes it more difficult for me to beat him for the position of valedictorian. I really wish to surpass Simone, but my lack of a strong base on my language classes has hindered my surpassing if the guy. As much as I find him a friend, I also see him as an enemy in my quest to be the top of the class.

I think that's the definition of frienemy, a person who I am friendly with also happens to be my enemy. Simone fits that perfectly. Perhaps I'll be able to tie Simone, at the very least, for valedictorian like they did with my other 5 acquaintances this year. That would be fine. I hope to keep Simone as a friend, because, although he is annoying, I feel like he is at about the same level of intelligence as me and allows me to be able to address him as an equal, which is nice. Most people I seem to be friends with are usually older and more intelligent than me*AHEM*Tomy, and so I usually talk up to them, or look up to them rather than seeing them as equals.

Hopefully I don't end up having to do something drastic to beat Simone, I highly doubt that. I also hope to stay friends with people like Simone, even though I compete with them.

-Sam Rho

Forgetfulness

Sigh, sometimes I wish that I was one of those people who was gifted with a special learning skill, like remembering things after hearing it once or seeing it once. Then again, many people probably do. Today I felt really bad because I forgot to do the laundry. It sounds silly, but it really annoyed me for some reason. It was as if I had absorbed the anger that my parents would feel if they learned of my forgetting to do the laundry.

Forgetting things, at least to me, is very annoying because I can usually retain information for about a month or so, usually longer if it's something necessary in the future like math skills. When I forget, it doesn't feel happy because I like to remember things, like ft. Sumter for the civil war beginning battle and things of that sort.

Keys, binders, papers, forms, duties. I've forgotten all of them at some point. In fact, I've forgotten many more things than that. I'm sure other people have forgotten stuff, I know I'm not special. I just feel unhappy that I forgot to do the laundry today.

-Sam Rho

Yup, I'm lazy

I haven't posted here in a while, I have no excuse. I am just a lazy bum who really doesn't want to write.

Now that I've admitted that, I'll go ahead and write more about random things. I just turned another year older yesterday, and it doesn't really feel different. I guess I've been playing too many games, but I feel like I should suddenly gain some sort of knowledge/wisdom/strength or something like that when I grow a year older, but that's probably just me. I don't really think I've gained much except maybe some presents. It was also really fun to have friends over to celebrate my birthday (Yes, I do actually consider them friends) because they are the craziest, funniest, most exciting people I know. I'm really glad I have them.

On my actual birthday, I ended up going to church for a Memorial day newcomers' welcome sort of event, which was fun, although it was really hot that day. That heat caused me to be uncomfortable, but all of the kids were actually playing outside, so I ended up staying outside. I guess it was fine, but whatever. It was fun to hang out with people at church as well.

Today was supposed to be a school day, but I ended up staying home and working on an AP Biology project. It has been rather uneventful. I'm enjoying it so far.

-Sam Rho

Welp, I lost!

It's true! Though it was a, uh... long and... hard-fought battle, my campaign for Sam Rho SGA VP 2013 failed. I am, once again, just going to be an ordinary kid. Nothing special, with the exception of the high GPA. I feel like my results would have been MUCH better if I had actually given my own speech. I was up against a very vicious foe, because Alison is actually a master of public speaking and things of that nature, so i was at quite a disadvantage. Oh well, at least it was fun while it lasted. I'm sure Alison will be a much better Vice President that I would have ever been anyway. I'll go ahead and try for a position at something like philosophy club or NHS... something smart like that.

-Sam Rho

Junior Year is almost over.

Well, it seems that after what seems like ages, my Junior year of High school is finally coming to a close. In that time, I was able to learn much, like how online classes are not fun and how AP tests are not fun to study for when you don't know the material. Nothing really changes for me. A little extra studying and exercising this summer will basically be it, in order to prepare for both the SAT and life after high school. Still, it will be sad to see people I knew go, mostly the people from MVGS, but also others, like the seniors at Handley.

Although I only got to really get acquainted with about 3 or 4 people from Handley, it was really nice to get to know them. I just realized that my thinking process is already beginning to deteriorate. At this rate, I'm not going to be able to get a perfect on the SAT because I'll only know vocabulary and nothing else. Did I just get sidetracked?... darn. Well, MVGS was a great experience. I really enjoyed it, through both the bad and good times. Some teachers could teach very well, and others... prepared me for the teachers of college, whether they be good or bad. I was introduced to a load of new computer games, such as Halo and Trickster, and also many people from different schools. I knew of a few of them, such as Tomy and possibly Schuster, through after school activities (i.e. Academic Team), but I never actually got to know them personally. Now, I haven't really gotten to know them personally much more, but I have befriended them, at least, and many others as well! Yes, although Govy school could be a challenge at times, the friends that I made allowed the challenge to be much less painful. They all understood the challenges, so they could sympathize with you.

As this year comes to a close, I hope to write in this much more, and care a lot more. I believe that I have to do something like this in AP English anyway, so I'll just be practicing. I hope that I can remember, perhaps I'll just set up an alarm on my phone or something. Well, anyway, I hope that all those who are leaving high school forever as this year comes to a close have fun in college. The rest of those underclassmen, well, see you next year.

-Sam Rho

The test of skills

Alright!
Today is the AP government test! The day where all the knowledge I gained from classes all the way back to even 8th grade are combined to create a test full of BS.
Usually, I would say that all the studying last night pulled off and I'm going to do well, but I think I'll stick to expecting a 1 and being fine with a 2. Perhaps I'll try to remember some court cases, or some kind of random fact about government, like how Madison didn't support federalists or how there isn't much controversy over social security pay increases. Whatever happens, I'll still be guessing for multiple choice and BSing everything for the free response, yay!
Hopefully anyone else with more AP exams is having a better time than me, and Good Luck if you are having any more AP tests!

-Sam Rho

Running for office

Getting a position on student government doesn't really seem to be about choosing a president that will lead the school in a better direction, not about helping the school become the best it can be, but rather more of a popularity contest. Of course, I could be completely wrong, but it just seemed really obvious in the pass two years with the election of two very popular, and possibly unqualified, people into student government positions. The first occurred last year with the election of a very popular, Asian girl into the position of SGA vice president. That year was a very disappointing one with regards to events and things of that sort. The next occurred this year with the election of a rather popular, unqualified girl into the office of president. I say that she's unqualified because there was another candidate that was much better at being a leader who would have done a much better job.

Sigh, I guess I'm just complaining because I'm running against a really popular girl for SGA vice president. Well, I'm tired now, hopefully what I types up there made some sort of sense. Wish me luck with this campaign!

-Sam Rho