Apr 6, 2019
YEAHHHHHHHHH @certamen-the-novel
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YEAHHHHHHHHH @certamen-the-novel
My certamen team didnt make it to semi-finals but at least im not one of the freshman DND
I just remembered at Latin State last year I freaked my friend out because I kept doing Aegyo, but all I could really say in Korean at that point was "Saranghae" "Saranghaeyo" and "Kamsamnida" and "Unni" & "Oppa".
It was actually a very stressful night. And the only reason I wasn't freaking out like everyone was because I had my "almost" boyfriend there and he was holding me, and holding my hand, and all that boyfriendy-girlfriendy stuff.
Motto for this weekend: Fuck You!
Someone to Blame
This weekend was far from amazing. Like it was decently fun and all, experiencing Latin State outside of Houston for once, but the heat was so unbearable. But on to the important part.
All year I was determined to make up for how I did at State last year. I studied harder, knew what was at stake, and tried to remember things. But as time came nearer, I began to slack off around December/January and used that time to do some work for other classes that I needed to do. And that was probably what mattered the most. Had I actually listened and studied my ass off like I was supposed to, I could have came in 1st. But no, I didn't. I became cocky, slacked off, and got 2nd. Again. For the second year in the row. And I deserve that. It just sucks so much when you're hurting and you're trying to find someone to blame, someone to explain all of this pain, this crushing feeling, and the only one to blame is myself. What probably sucks the most though is that my captain may not show it, but I'm positive he is extremely upset. Yes, I may have gotten 2nd twice, but I still have 2 more chances, 2 more entire years to make that up and redeem myself. But my captain though, he graduates this year. And all he wanted was for his category to sweep while he was still competing. And I completely ruined that last year by being the only person getting 2nd. I didn't take it seriously enough last year and I paid the price. This year, 3 out of our 4 people got 2nd, so the fault is not as great on me, but it probably hurt my captain. I should have tried harder. All of us should. But there's nothing I can do to change time and redo everything.
And I guess that's the point. We learn from our mistakes and build from them. Yes, I will probably be upset for a couple more days because of this, but in due time, it will rub off. I thought I would be at least 3rd in academic ranking, but it seems I will never make it at this point, so this is my new goal for high school. I now have a vow to myself, to my captain to fulfill. I vow to get 1st place at least once before I graduate and hopefully 1st place overall my senior year. Whether that means studying as soon as school starts again and spending all my extra time on it, I will make it happen, one way or another. And if I can't, I will damn well try my hardest to make one of the next two years a sweep, hopefully next year, in memory of my captain, to make him proud and to prove he did not fail us. You better bet your ass it will be different this time next year.
HOW HAVE I NEVER SEEN THIS
DOES ANYONE ASIDE FROM NICK EVEN KNOW IT EXISTS?!
http://my.hsj.org/schools/newspaper/tabid/100/view/frontpage/schoolid/2052/articleid/355050/florida_state_latin_forum.aspx