Very Productive Sunday

Hello gingers! I'm done talking talk about the holy blog, and it's going to happen when it happens.

But today was actually a very productive day. It gives me hope for myself and how I can stop the cycle of procrastination.

I have this mindset of multitasking but it always just turns into this "doing this fun thing" and doing work. It's not really multitasking, it's just my life.

But I feel like this is my week to power out my best of my best, especially with finals/midterms coming up next week. I'm going to make a clear schedule for myself.

I always have this idea that video minutes are fasting than regular minutes, so if I save my videos for the end of the day, I'll get proper sleep.

But I'm just going to have to see what works.

Keep On Not Procrastinating,
Rachael The Ginger

Tomorrow As In Today

Hello gingers! I forgot that pesky little blogging thing again.

Tomorrow will be the holy blog, I swear to Zues. It has to be because I can have this driving me crazy for another minute.

I just need to get my thoughts out there, now don't I? It shouldn't even be that hard.

Keep On Tomorrow,
Rachael The Ginger

Writing Stuff

Hello gingers! I enjoy talking, like a lot.

That's why I blog, that's why I am in speech and debate, and that's why I write little stupid stories that I regret later down the timeline.

No, this isn't the blog you've been looking for.

But I do enjoy writing, and I think I'll be writing some things for this blog and some other projects soon, which is kind of exciting and I think it should maybe get your hopes up a little. Possibly. It probably won't be up for a while though.

But I got this idea, but you can't steal it. I've been quite obsessed with Slender lately, so I thought about writing a story about Slenderman in his perspective. I thought it would be kind of cool. It's probably already been done before.

But those are just my crazy, coffee induced thoughts.

Keep On Having Crazy Coffee Induced Thoughts,
Rachael The Ginger

Tomorrow Is Friday

Hello gingers! Tomorrow is Friday, and I really am going to try to make a good effort to get that blog I've been promising to you.

Thursday are the last day of the week where I really have to worry about things going on, so it's a huge WORLD off my shoulders to have a Friday.

Weekends are pretty sacred to me, and I don't sacrifice my sleeping, my eating, or my general laziness/absorption of information in the form of video time. It takes a lot to get me to do the normal things that teenagers do.

Especially lately. My past few weekends have been jam packed with stuff, but not this weekend. Everything is going to go perfectly.

SO, party hard everybody. The weekend has arrived.

Keep On Having Sacred Weekends,
Rachael The Ginger

I Don't Want To

Hello gingers! So my grade in art is lacking, and I don't appreciate it. But I have to deal with it anything.

I need to take a moment of zen for the next 2 weeks during finals and such. Because this is freaking me out.

And I know I tend to stress too much about my grades, but it's just so hard not to.

I'm going to try to calm down.

Keep On Calming Down,
Rachael The Ginger

Register To Vote

Hello gingers! This may sound weird coming from someone under the age of 18 who can't vote, but just hear me out.

Now, if you are not an American, this is probably really stupid. But I mean you should still listen to the general consensus of this blog which is: try to be as involved as you can in your country's decisions and actions. At the very least, just be patriotic. Even if that just means having a flag outside your door.

Because you never know how your influence can affect the outcome of a country. You could be earning rights, or getting them taken away.

Let's gear back toward America a little bit. Now, one of this country's main philosophy's in the very beginning was that everybody should have a say in what goes on, and the actions made in the country. Now, we didn't quite get there until the mid-1960's, but we got there.

You have representation. And that is a truth lacking in most of the world. You can cast your vote for who you want to represent the best interest's of where you live, right up with the rest of the country. You get to cast your vote for who you want to lead the country. You get a say in who you want to be the commander-in-chief. And that may even cost you your life someday.

That's a pretty broad statement, but it could very well be true.

So if you think about this, if you are a citizen of the United States and you are over the age of 18, you are a very lucky individual. First of all, you live in a developed country with no major threats really hitting the country, and you have a right to do whatever is legal here.

But most importantly, you have the precious right to cast your vote.

You have this amazing opportunity to uphold the principles that brought us to this nation. You have a chance to help local, domestic, and global change.

You have the underlying right to decide who you would like representing you, to represent the United States, to represent our place in the world. Because even if it doesn't seem like it, in some way YOU are in the White House. You are making important decisions for the world's sake, because you simply filled out a ballot and you had a part in choosing who would have the best interests of where you are in the world in their mind.

You have the freedom of being a part of this 7 billion wide, opinionated world of ours.

So there is no excuse not to vote. There is no excuse for you to be silenced.

From an underage girl herself, go register to vote. It's important. Even I know that.

Keep On Voting,
Rachael The Ginger

And All The Sudden

Hello gingers! That magical blog I've been promising for a while is coming, I promise. Just not tonight.

I thought today was going to be all good and I was going to have so much time, and I was going to get everything done. But I was horribly wrong.

I seriously woke up at 4. So I wasted an entire day. I'm rushing to get things done like I usually do, and I realized how much stuff I actually have to do and how long it's actually going to take me.

So it was an awesome weekend. But then all the sudden the harsh reality has slapped me in the face again. I'm pretty sure I got most of what I needed to do done. But I forgot things, and that just makes even harder to try to recreate them at home, in an attempt to get it done.

School is hard, but we are only 2 weeks away from ending this quarter. If I can make it through, I'm just golden.

Keep On Being Scholars,
Rachael The Ginger

Homecoming Pt 2

Hello gingers! Just want to talk a little bit about homecoming, because I can.

So I want to get this done now, so I can't skype fondly with my dearest of pals. Because I love that.

Homecoming was fun. I don't really know what I was expecting, but it was really fun. It was what I would call a dance party. I was doing exactly what I would do at home but just in a dress, and in public. Just flipping out and having a party. Oh yeah. And I wasn't alone. I had some friends. Hopefully.

It was a party, it was super hot in the room, and we were all pretty and stuff. It was pretty magical.

And for the slow dance, we swayed with my friend's and watched all the other people have dates. That was also nice.

Fun times were had by all! I really was a good day and I had some really good friends with me! I love all you guys!

Keep On Coming Home,
Rachael The Ginger

Homecoming

Hello gingers! So my first homecoming dance is tonight, and I am super stoked.

It's going to be really fun to dance and hang out with my friends, but the best part is going to be this part.

So many times. And they will most definitely play that song. And when they do, I'm going to flip out and have a great time. And....OPPA GANGNAM STYLE!!

Just because it's homecoming. So I'm going to have a good time and I'm going to fit into these teenage stereotype's for at least another night. Because I can.

Well, I have to go get ready! 3 hours ahead of time!

Keep On Going To High School Functions,
Rachael The Ginger

Homecoming Game

Hello gingers! I went to the homecoming game today. It was quite fun.

We won but we were laughing and not paying attention. So that was cool.

I'm pretty tired so this won't be too long. And my throat is going to be just as bad as the last game. And homecoming is tomorrow so that's going to be pretty crazy. I'm excited.

We're going to dinner tomorrow so that should be fun.

Everything is going to be fun.

Keep On Having Fun,
Rachael The Ginger

Showdown

Hello gingers! I am up way later than I should be considering I might be up potentially until 1 in the morning tomorrow night.

Tomorrow is showdown! So basically, class is going to be pretty easy, we get to goof off at the end of the day, and we get to go to another crazy football game! And then the next day is homecoming!

I'll do the best I can with blogging, but I can't promise you anything. I'm just gonna be out partying too freaking hard.

So that's my life. That amazing blog is coming soon I promise. We don't have school Monday so that may help things.

Keep On Partying Hard,
Rachael The Ginger

Omigod I Don't Like This

Hello gingers! So I'm really not digging this new blogging template.

Obviously I have avoided switching until the last second. I don't like that I'm talking to you in a word document and that things aren't organized. I don't like how nice everything looks on the outside. This is going to take a lot of getting used to.

So it's one of my best friend's birthday today. Happy birthday Sydney. 

So I think we are going to get to that amazingly amazing blog Friday. I'm not positive though because we have homecoming and the homecoming game, and everything for showdown. It's going to be a little bit crazy.

I'm sorry the blogs have sucked lately. I'm trying the best I can.

Keep On Getting New Templates,

Rachael The Ginger

Homework cont.

Hello gingers! It's day 2 of the math homework crisis of 2012!

And this is going to be the last day for sure. But then tomorrow I might have an English crisis of the 2012's. It's going to be great guys.

That truly great blog will come your way soon, just not today. Maybe we can shoot for Friday? I just have a lot of stuff on my plate right now, and you can tell, I'm awake right now doing homework. Not fun.

But I am pretty determined to get it done. I've seriously done at least 10 pages worth of full work in the past 3 days. Because I'm just cool like that.

Debate meeting tomorrow.

Keep On Debating,
Rachael The Ginger

Homework

Hello gingers! You may have guessed already, but this is not going to be the grand blog you were expecting.

I'm really sorry about that and I'll try my best to do it tomorrow, but I just have a ton of homework this week. And it's all in math. I've been really busy lately so I haven't had a good chance to work on it.

Excuses, excuses I know. But I just want to let you know that the cause of my stress and lack of blogging, and borderline insomnia is because of this crazy amount of homework I have. Showdown, is like spirit week but it's a big event where people play games and it's a competition between the grades and it's really super fun. And homecoming. Homecoming bro.

So that's what I've been up to. Thanks for bearing with my lack of an internet presence lately.

Keep On Being Present,
Rachael The Ginger

Book Haul

Hello gingers! I went to the bookstore today, and it was fun.

I'm sorry about not having a blog yesterday. I was seriously busy the entire day, and I slept over at a friend's house. It was a little cray. But I don't need to make excuses to you guys.

So I officially have 6 books to read in the coming future. Half of them fiction, half of them introspection. Because you know I'm just a pro-reader and all.

I also have some stuff for school. And I have a lot of homework. And this.

So you can see I have a lot on my plate, and that's why I have to go. I know this was terribly short but I have good stuff tomorrow, I promise! And I'm going to explain what showdown is! And it's going to be crazy!

Keep On Getting Books,
Rachael The Ginger

Man I Wish I Had Something To Say Today

Hello gingers! But we've learned previously that if we say things when we don't have anything to say, we are spreading a horrible disease.

So let's not.

Let's face the facts guys. I am superbly tired from this exhausting week and I have lots of stuff to do this weekend. I have to get up at 7 like an animal tomorrow to work at a fundraiser and I have to go to a birthday party with a bunch of popular people. So that should be fun.

I'm just going to hide in a corner with my one friend. This is going to be nice.

HIGH SCHOOL.

But I will get through this weekend, I promise. Whatever it takes. It feels like my weekends are busier than my actual week. But everyday is a Friday. Even on weekends.

SO, I'm going to go sleep now. Have a good night guys!

Keep On Sleeping,
Rachael The Ginger

Every Day A Friday

Hello gingers! I mentioned a couple blogs ago about me trying out the philosophy that every day is a Friday if you make it a Friday.

Basically, it means that if you have the right frame of mind, and you are choosing to be happy and engaged, every single day of your life can be a Friday. I've been trying it out, and it really has worked for me.

I wake up, and I decide what kind of day it's going to be. I think about what I have to look forward to that day, and what I can accomplish.

I wanted to change my attitude especially because of my math class. I don't really like math and when I'm not engaged, which easy for me to do, I get bored and tired in an instant. So I wanted to really start making an effort and work hard in math. And I have, and I really am able to have fun and still be working hard.

This motto or frame of mind or whatever you want to call it really has helped me. And I'm not even joking, at the end of the day I think the next day is a weekend. I have been able to make every day a Friday.

And I'm going to read the book "Every Day A Friday" by Joel Osteen. I'm not forcing you to read the book, but I want to encourage you to try this philosophy on your own. Try to have every day be a Friday.

But tomorrow really is a Friday, and you guys would really make it great if you checked out these two blogs I wrote on ION: iPhone 5 Announcement, The Wii U.

Thank you guys for always being supportive! Happy Friday!

Keep On TGIF,
Rachael The Ginger

Rainy Days

Hello gingers! Today was a cold, rainy day, and it's hard not to be poetic on these days.

These are my favorite days. Especially in school, it's all dim in the rooms because most of the light comes from the windows. It's so nice when everyone feels so calmed by it.

And I like the cold. I like wearing a hoodie, but noting else over it. And I like when my hoodie gets wet and then I put it on later in the day and it's nice and cold. It's just very great.

The rain is great, and I love it. I hope it keeps raining just so I can have a couple more days of peace.

This blog is late, I know. And I haven't been keeping up with my goal I set for myself the other day. I'm going to try to get to it. It just seems like everyday there is some kind of setback. Like some test I have to study for, and like today, a debate meeting that threw off my schedule by an hour or so.

But I've been thinking about this philosophy that every day is a Friday if you have the right frame of mind. And in math, it was a Friday. So I'm going to keep going with that. Try it. Every day is a Friday.

I hope you guys have a nice day tomorrow, but I'm going to go. I wish I had something more stimulating or interesting to say today, but I don't. It's just one of those calm, rainy days.

Thanks for sticking with me.

Keep On Raining,
Rachael The Ginger

9/11

Hello. Today is the 11th anniversary of 9/11, the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City, New York.

I've been thinking a lot about how I was going to write this blog, because there are so many things you could say. It's been hard to cognitively group together words to communicate my feelings about today.

Today is a day where we slowly take a look back, and then look toward the future ahead of us.

First of all, I want us to keep the families, and men and women who lost their lives 11 years ago in our thoughts today. I want us all to think about all the men and women who sacrificed their lives in trying to help.

If we remember anything from a day like today, it should be the people who suffered from this tragic event.

I cannot remember a single thing from that day. I had just turned 3, and I don't even think I knew there was something wrong. But I have heard the stories. And I have heard all the heartbreak.

But it is not until today, 11 years later, that I have actually put stories to footage, and what actually happened. It wasn't until today, that I understood the complete impact of this event.

And it's hard. Let me tell you, it's hard. It's crazy to think about how vulnerable you really are in this world. With all the wars, and all the death, it's hard to think about how insignificant you are.

One of the most interesting parts of this whole day when it comes around, is everyone telling the stories of what they were doing that day. People can remember so vividly. They can remember the entire day, because of how shocking it was.

And I was just 3, and I had no idea what was going on.

But today, we remember. We remember the lives we lost, and we remember that day. Never forget.

9/11 brings out the best and the worst of us I think. We stand united as a country today, because we all stood together 11 years ago. But then it harshly reminds us of the work that's still being done to try to mend our wounds. We think about the people who committed the crime, instead of the victims.

Visiting the memorial was a little surreal. Looking at name, after name. And I remember specifically standing with my friends Shelby and Makena and talking about the possibility of having our future changed by 9/11. Maybe I would've met somebody on that wall if it wasn't for 9/11. Maybe our paths could have been crossed.

As people, we are strong. As a nation, we are stronger. And if we can remember that when the days seem bleak, we will make it through the darkest nights. And that's what 9/11 showed us.

As my socials studies teacher put it, we lost innocence. And in a world that's getting smaller and smaller, trust is hard to come by. But every year if we learn to trust just a bit more, we will recover. And we will be strong through the darkest point.

Let's not make this about politics. Let's make this about rebuilding trust.

Let's remember, and grow together.

-Rachael Robinson

Progress

Hello gingers! Today, I shaved 24 seconds off of my mile time. And I'm really proud of that.

I'm still not quite to my goal of running a 9 minute mile, but shaving half a minute off my time is really good I think. And just for the record, most of it is uphill. White girl problems.

So I made huge progress for fitness goals. And scholastic goals. I didn't have any real homework this weekend, I'm going to study for my test today, and I talked with one of my teacher's about an issue, and I got it resolved.

I made progress in my social life by preparing my friend's birthday present.

I made progress in my organizational life by writing out my to-do list nicely.

And mentally, I'm pretty average. Borderline bat-poop crazy is usually where I stand.

I cleaned my room this weekend, I think I might write some stuff tonight.

The only place I have not made progress is right here. I have not made any substancial progress with the blog, or my YouTube channel. But I'm going to make it my goal to work on one of those things for 20 minutes every day. Whether it's creating a youtube video, or upgrading the blog, or making something new on it, I will be working on something involving my internet life for 20 minutes every day.

This may mean cutting out some priceless reddit browsing time. But I'm going to do it.

HOLD ME TO IT PEOPLE!

Keep On Making Progress,
Rachael The Ginger

Even In The Food You Eat

Hello gingers! Today's topic is about gay rights, but my opinions are staying out of it, and I would hope your's would too.

This is going to be a conversation about the conversation of gay rights, and gay marriage. It will be opinion based, but my view on the matter will not be mentioned.

This is an observation I have made, and I hope you understand that I am not making a stand for either side.

SO, I was eating some Cheerio's this morning and as you may know General Mills supports gay rights. And it just hit me that the choice of what brand of the thing I need to survive can influence my views on serious issues in the world.

We all need food. That is one of the truest statements there ever was. We need it to survive. It is an important part of our social structure. Food is an industry.

And with industries everybody is trying to throw their stuff at you, because food is also an important part of trade. But when food crosses with politics, it's weird.

By simply eating a chicken sandwich you could possibly be advocating the downfall of gay rights. By buying a bag of Oreo's you could be supporting gay rights.

It's crazy to think that the food we put in our mouths affect the views and morals we follow and think about every day.

The very thing we need to survive, can cause huge domestic and international social conflict.

This industry of food, has gotten to our core values as to change who we are, and what we support.

Our idealistic, free market mindset has set the boundaries for which we put issues of civil rights, and in reality, the first amendment.

The politics and conflicts that you have been trying to escape this election, are even in the food you eat.

-Rachael Robinson

Running In The Dark

Hello gingers! When you run in the dark, it feels like you're part of the zombie apocalypse. Just sayin'

So I ran in the dark today and it was really weird. I couldn't really see anything, and I couldn't really tell how fast I was going. And maybe I was running away from something bigger. Bigger than myself. That I just can't come to terms with yet.

It's crazy stuff. But I did go running today. So I can attempt to bounce back from our defeat from the football game yesterday. This morning was exactly how I thought it was going to be. My throat hurt, and I felt a minor version of a hangover, I think.

But let's just say I felt pretty cool running in the dark. And I totally did not get scared of things moving from time to time. Not at all.

Not even when there were balloons moving and hitting against pillars in the dark. Not. Even.

But that's it. See you guys tomorrow.

Keep On Running From Zombies And Or Balloons,
Rachael The Ginger

CV vs DC

Hello gingers! Today is the big varsity football game!

I have made sure to get everything done so I can just enjoy the game and have a ball. I'm super excited and we are going to kick our rivals right where it hurts, just because we can.

We've already schooled them in tennis and soccer so this shouldn't be that hard. But if we lose, it's not going to be that fun. BUT TOO BAD WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE!

And there might even be a little bit of vlogging done at the game. But I didn't tell you that. My evil twin did.

So today, was a nice Friday, and I have absolutely no homework this weekend so that just makes things all the more better. I AM JUST GETTING STUFF DONE TODAY!

The game is going to be rockin', this weekend is going to be great, and life is good right now.

GO SABERCATS!

Keep On Schooling Rivals,
Rachael The Ginger

Sheldon Cooper

Hello gingers! My run today sucked, but Sheldon Cooper made it better.

First of all, hello brunettes. Don't be scared okay, we're friendly here. Sometimes.

But blondes are still not happening right now. Sorry, but we just don't want you here :)

Now let's talk about the Big Bang Theory. I find it to be one of the best TV shows because it just combines all the things I love. Humor, sarcasm, and nerdy guys. It's a pretty good combination of the three too.

I also love Brits. Did I mention that yesterday? I was in a peanut butter induced coma.

I have not had anything of importance to say in like a month. I'm just talking about peanut butter, and the Big Bang Theory, and Brits. Let's try to expand this. Possibly.

Let's talk about....football.

Tomorrow is the varsity football game, and I'm very excited. But it's against our rivals, so it's even more exciting. GO SABERCATS. We are just going to own. And I'm going to be there. And I'm going to be the loudest ginger in the stadium.

Keep On Going To Football Games,
Rachael The Ginger

Peanut Butter

Hello gingers! Peanut butter is like my favorite thing in the world right now.

You know when you get into one of those moods, where you just have one go-to snack and that's it. Yep. Peanut butter is the bomb.

I've actually been getting a surprising amount of things done today, even through my sickness. Which is weird, because sickness is usually my worst enemy with this kind of productive stuff.

I'm even blogging, and doing homework, and listening to podcasts at the same time. This is all just so great. And peanut butter. Peanut. Butter.

You know, I really love British people. They are kind of like the best people in the world. They kind of like formed the world if you think about it. Which is kind of cool. They should feel good.

Peanut. Butter.

Keep On Peanut Butter,
Rachael The Ginger

I'm Just So Sick With It All

Hello gingers! So today was going to be the day where I get stuff done. And then I got sick.

So I just got over a cold, and then I got what I've diagnosed myself with as sour stomach. I get it a lot when I'm just feeling under the weather anyway. It causes severe pain and agony that's for sure.

But what's bad about it is that yesterday as I was laying in bed I was just thinking that today was going to be the day where I just crank out everything on my to-do list right when I get home. I was going to shower, and blog, and do homework right when I got home. Just so I can see if that strategy works a little bit better than watching videos and goofing off sporadically in between the times when I'm actually doing things.

But then I got sick. And all I wanted to do was lay in bed and watch videos and try to make my pain go away. But it didn't. And I just want to count the minutes until I'm able to go to sleep and have it all be over in the morning. But that's not a guarantee which is the scary part.

I hate it, I hate it, I hate it, I hate it.

Keep On Joining The Dark Side,
Rachael The Ginger

The Username Concept

Hello gingers! As you know, I cannot shut my incredibly annoying brain off.

And sometimes that leads to good things, and sometimes it leads to sleepy morning and bad decisions. But I was thinking, about usernames.

I was thinking about the fact that usernames are a new thing to this world really. Never was it a problem to have your name out to everyone, and the internet has let that happen. Anyone can access the information you choose to share, and username's protect you.

Username's also are an expressive tool on the internet. You can sum up about 50% who you are by what you choose to be your username. It shows: What type of person you are (funny, creative, expressive, musical, weird) what things you like (music, games, companies) and it shows the reason why you have created a username to use whatever site it is in the first place.

Every username has a story. No matter what it is, there was something in your life that made you think or put that username down. It doesn't matter is people get it or not, it's personalized to you, because you created it, because of some kind of influence. Every username has been thought of, even if it was just for a minute. You didn't just slam your face on the keyboard.

Username's say a lot about people. Just think about it. What does your username say about you?

Keep On Staying Anonymous,
Rachael The Ginger

At Least It Was With A Friend This Time

Hello gingers! Well, it was a minecraft night again. Sorry.

I know I'm not very nice to you guys with the whole promising thing, but other things get in the way.

Happy Labor Day to you all. Let's all try to get over these white girl problems.

I got a homecoming dress. Say more things that you guys don't care about.

I think I look pretty hot. Don't tell anybody I said that.

Keep On Going To Homecoming,
Rachael The Ginger

Guess Who Got Busy Playing Minecraft?

Hello gingers! This girl did.

I'm sorry about this late blog, I was playing minecraft. Sorry.

I'm doing some really cool things though. Maybe I'll share it with you eventually. But it's a secret operation right now, but later in the month I might talk to you guys about it.

Happy Labor Day weekend! What are you guys doing this weekend? Anything fun?

Your telepathic messages totally sound fun. I'm excited for you guys.

Tomorrow is a busy day, but I promise the blog with be better tomorrow. I'm not very good at making promises.

Have a good weekend!

Keep On Having Good National Holidays,
Rachael The Ginger