A Single Year in the Life of a Teenager (Editing)

Week 49 (Unedited)

04/30/17Hey people! Today was pretty boring. I just  slept in and did my homework. It was nice relaxing today, especially  because I won't have much time to do that for the next few weeks. Well, I  better get to sleep. I have the AP Exam for environmental science  tomorrow. Goodnight people!
05/01/17Hey  people! Today I took the AP exam. There was a multiple choice part and a  free response that were both an hour and 30 minutes. There were 100  multiple choice questions which I finished with 30 minutes left. The  four free response questions I finished with 45 minutes left. Needless  to say it wasn't very hard, and anything I didn't know I guessed on and  then skipped. The  test took up most of my day, so I only went to Spanish and theology. I  had study hall too but that's barely a class. I just did the homework  that was going to be due tomorrow in the classes I missed. After  school I went home right away. I was happy with just going home. I had  been thinking about going to Taekwondo but I had a bunch of homework.  Hopefully it'll be okay tomorrow. Tomorrow I have a contract signing for  my scholarship, which I know will be boring but I have to do. Hopefully  they'll keep it short. Well, I should probably sleep. Goodnight people!05/02/17Hey  people! Today was pretty good. None of my teachers were mad that I  missed. They were pretty understanding since I was gone for an AP test. I  also had finished all the homework that was due today so they couldn't  really be that mad. Not much happened at school today, I didn't do my  presentation for theology because Ashley was gone. Our teacher did say  that no matter what we were presenting tomorrow no matter who was gone.  Hopefully Ashley will be better by then. I  went home right after school which I'm still getting used to. Since it  takes while for me to get home, I actually have less time for my  homework until I eat than I did when I stayed at school. I  didn't go to Taekwondo today because of the contract signing thing for  my scholarship. It was pretty boring, but it was quick. I was glad that  it didn't take too long. I've finished all my homework, so I should probably go to bed now. Goodnight people!05/03/17Hey  people! Today was pretty boring. My presentation in theology went well I  think, but other than that not much happened. All of my classes are  getting into lots of projects since it's the end of the year which is  kind of stressful and overwhelming. Thankfully that hasn't quite started  yet, and for most of my classes it's staggered enough that I should be  okay. I'm stills tressed of course. Hopefully it won't be too much for  me. Only a few more weeks. I  didn't do anything after school. I just did my homework and relaxed for  awhile since I haven't been able to recently. Hopefully I'll have more  days like this. Well, I better get to sleep. Goodnight people!05/04/17May  the fourth be with you! Hey people! Today is Star Wars day and while I  haven't done much to celebrate, I do know that for our demos at  Taekwondo that we will be doing a Star Wars themed form. I'm very  excited for it especially because I like the song we're using. School  was pretty uneventful today. After  school I went did some homework and then left to go tutor Vanessa.  Since I like Vanessa as a person it's always fun to tutor her. She said  she's not having much trouble with her homework which is always good to  hear. Afterward I talked with her mom and we're going to move our  tutoring sessions back to Monday now that I don't have rehearsal. Plus  this means I can go to Taekwondo like I used to on Thursdays. As in at  the earlier time that I used to. I  went to Taekwondo  afterwards which was nice. We worked out and I  worked on my form. It's always fun to be there, even if nothing super  eventful happens. I had to finish my math paper when I got  home, but it wasn't too hard to do. I just hope that my teacher likes  it. Either way, I should probably go to bed soon. Goodnight people!05/05/17Hey  people! Today was a pretty relaxing day. Not much happened at school,  and I didn't have any tests today. I think I'll just relax today. I  don't have Taekwondo tomorrow because there's a camp that my instructor  is at so she can't run classes. So instead I'm going to an event for my  scholarship. My dad even offered to drive me there which I'm pretty  happy about. But at school I had an open mic today, and I performed one of my poems. It's called Acing Life. I'll put it here: Acing LifeI don't like to bragBut I ace so much of my life, Even my sexualityAs in, asexualityAs in, not feeling sexual attraction Yet most people's reaction is So you're a plant?And as hysterical as that joke isIt isn't funny.Then people move to disprove that I exist even when I stand before them Just because I like guys romantically Suddenly I'm basically straight which negates My sexuality. It denies what I am sayingIncreasing the heteronormative.Just because I can be invisible Doesn't mean I want to beI want to be heard and understood Not told that it's good to be unseen So no one can be mean to me for something That no one can control.When they tell me that it's better to not be seen It sounds like they don't want to see me either Because they are all connected by their sexual attraction to someone but I'm otherbecause I don't feel that towards anyone. People say we're insignificant because we make up only 1% of the populationBut how can anyone say that 70 million people are unimportant?People say that it's just a phaseOr because I'm a girl and I've been taught to not like sexOr because I just haven't seen the right personOr because I haven't been with them yetYet I've always been this wayYet women can be just as sexual as menYet I've seen hundreds of people without feeling a thingYet they won't be able to change me because I'm not broken. I'm just me. People say to keep it to myself who I am Just because they don't want to have to admit that I am validPeople say that I shouldn't flaunt my sexuality Just because they aren't used to seeing people who are different Be happy for being different. I won't- can't change who I am. So while everyone keeps asking me if I'm sure I am who I know amI'll keep acing life, and always ace my sexuality.Everyone  really enjoyed it and told me it was good. I also went after someone  who was presenting a sadder poem so mine was a nice light one to have  after that. I'm really glad that I decided to share it. Well, I'll be relaxing for the rest of the day. Goodnight people!05/06/17Hey  people! Today I didn't do much Taekwondo was canceled and I had a  service thing which turned out to be a presentation for my scholarship.  Before it started it was fun to talk to people and I got some food after  which was good. I haven't done anything else today. Goodnight people!