"It is not the ctitic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

~Theodore Roosevelt

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Wednesday

~Believe While Others~
by William Arthur Ward
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Believe while others are doubting.
Plan while others are playing.
Study while others are sleeping.
Decide while others are delaying.
Prepare while others are daydreaming.
Begin while others are procrastinating.
Work while others are wishing.
Save while others are wasting.
Listen while others are talking.
Smile while others are frowning.
Commend while others are criticizing.
Persist while others are quitting.

Today turned out to be a pretty good day :) I'm loving this weather, which surprises me because I love the cold. Though, I didn't enjoy the oven my car became driving to Wal-Mart this afternoon. (So, my air conditioning can work, but not well and the whole car shakes and such...) It's so nice to be able to sit outside and do homework again! And best of all is how it stays light later! But it all makes me feel like I should be wearing shorts and curling up with a good book and going to the pool and sleeping in and eating popsicles... oh, I'm excited about summer.

In my English Language class Brandon Mull, author of the Fablehaven books, came to talk to us. I haven't read the books but if I ever get some time I would like to. He talked about how he wrote and published and such. It was super interesting and actually applicable to what I want to do after school :) I went to the post office this afternoon and turned everything in for my passport. It was easier than I expected, but sure costs more than I would have liked. The lady also said the price goes up soon-I don't know anything about that but if it does I'm glad mine is in now :)

I also paid my first fee for my study abroad and am watching my checking account die this week :/ I need a student loan soon-something I hoped I would never have to get but there is no way around it. It'll be worth it though :) I've been worried about getting the passport, paying the fees, and doing homework for my prep class but I got really excited when I got on Google Maps and, like, went down on the streets in Paris to see what it actually looks like!
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