Boston & First Day of High School

Wow... alright, so, it's been a while. I've been really busy. I was in Boston last week, which was AMAZING. I stayed at the Seaport hotel, which was this fabulous, fancy place... There was even a Starbucks in it! Machiattos delivered to my room every morning, I'm telling ya... it was great. The only problem was the swarms of Asians. Those really smart ones with glasses and briefcases, talking on their bluetooth or working on their laptops in the lobby.... they were everywhere.

The first day, I did some shopping, which is always good! Then, I went to the Boston Museum of Science where I saw an electricity show on the world's largest Van De Graff generator. Three words can describe the experience: huge, loud, awesome. Also, they had an MC Escher exhibit and an awesome Nanomedicine exhibit. It was pretty cool. MC Escher, I discovered, shares a birthday with me... June 17th. As does Venus Williams and the battle of Bunker Hill (victory for England). I suppose this makes me a tennis playing genius, and possibly a failure... Maybe I should move to England...

Aside from that, we visited the aquarium and various tourist sites around Boston. We took a trolley tour around the freedom trail one day, which is always my favorite thing to do. Boston is so rich in american history- it's amazing. I always enjoy visiting the resting places of Paul Revere, Mother Goose, Ben Franklin, and other figures... The graveyards in Boston are some of the oldest I've been to. Speaking of gravesites, I went to the Old North Church for the first time. I would strongly recommend this. I took a Behind the Scenes tour, which led me halfway up the steeple and also down to the crypt. The crypt is the lowest level of the church, underground, where 1,100 bodies are buried... It's creepy, but AWESOME.

I also had the pleasure of going to the MFA, which is definitely my favorite place in Boston. It had an amazing collection- egyptian tomb walls and mummies, greek statues, original Picassos. It's incredible. They had an exhibit of Richard Avedon's photography while I was there, and it was phenomenal. I seriously couldn't believe my eyes. I bought a few prints to take home. If you aren't familiar with his work, here's one of my favorites:



The above photograph was taken at a circus in Paris, Cirque D'hiver. It's always been my favorite.




Well, anyway... On a different note, today was my first day of high school! It was pretty cool... not much to say about that. We'll just have to say how the rest of the week goes...

Alright, this was simply an update on my life due to the fact that I've been gone... I'll post something more substantial and meaningful in a few days!

xx Curiosity Kills

Burning the chicken and mincing my spirits......

So, I am a complete failure when it comes to cooking. I can't even put something in the microwave without it exploding, and don't get me started on the toaster. It's ridiculous. For this very reason, I haven't cooked anything for years. This all changed when tonight I foolishly decided to make dinner. I've been going crazy with the Food Network shows, and it's just put me in the cookin' mood. So, I hopped on my computer and searched the 'net for a few recipes, and came up with the perfect Asian menu. Everything was going really well until I put 6 tablespoons (rather than 6 teaspoons) of soy sauce into the chicken. Then I burnt it to a crisp. Then I spilled coca-cola in the green beans. All in all, we ordered pizza.

Now, I am an amazing baker. I always get the ingredients right, always remember to take the cookies out of the oven. Hand me a whisk and a couple of eggs, and I'm golden. I can make soufflés, creme brulees, and basically anything thats sweet or rhymes with "ay". It's a gift. I'm not sure why I can bake perfectly, but I just can't seem to do much else in the kitchen... My goal for the rest of 2010 is to make one successful meal. Hmph... so frustrating! (I'm also a whiz at pancakes, BTW... secret recipe = lots of vanilla, and cinnamon.)

Shhhhh.

Now, aside from cooking disasters, my week has been pretty uneventful... I cleaned basically my entire house due to sudden bursts of energy (Red Bull)... I haven't been able to sleep very much, though. I am going to Boston on Thursday and staying at the Seaport for the weekend... Coming back about 8 hours before I begin high school! AH! I'm starting high school NEXT WEEK!!!!! It's unbelievable... but boy, am I ready! Yay!

Well, off I go... I'm craving some coca-cola. (I'm always craving coca-cola.)

Always remember- curiosity kills. So do toasters. Be careful, kids.

Yellow

In my darkest and most desperate hour

 I look for a glimpse of yellow

 to brighten my day

Yellow is the supreme light

which can shine through

any darkness.

Yellow is the sun

which illuminates

my dreary days.

Yellow are the stars

that lull me to sleep

each night.

Yellow is the sand

that I bury my toes in,

digging down

as deep as I can.

Soon, I am submerged

in a world of yellow grain-

a world with no nights,

only constant yellow joy.

 As I sink myself

into this new world,

I feel myself escaping

from the chaotic reality

of today.

Chaotic, all except

for what is yellow.

Yellow is the room

I slept in as a child.

Yellow is the paper

on which I write away

my frustrations.

Yellow is all of the

greatest things

about this world,

combined as one entity,

one color,

one eternal light.

And when I make a wish

on a shooting ball

 of yellow,

all that I ask

is for a little more yellow

in this world.