If I painted a picture of the world...

It would have rainbows, trees, unicorns, pandas, and butterflies! Everything I want the world to be will be in my painting. Bianca's perfect world... And there's me skipping in the grass barefoot wearing a flowy white dress... With my guitar!

XOXO, Bianca

I'm so excited!!!

Did you know we have a fashion show? Yeah, that's right, I'm going to sign up for it! Finally, I get to reveal my awesome (and maybe somewhat overestimated by me) talents! I don't think I want to be like, IN it, in it. I'm want to be the genius behind the curtain... Okay, I'm probably setting myself up for a lot of disappointment, because it's probably going to be a bunch of random students wearing some random clothes... Well, I'll make it awesome. Obviously. And AND AAAND... I'm so excited for Fashion Marketing next semester!!! Oh my goosshhh.... Yay! I tend to freak out about these things because, duh, I'm going to be a famous fashion designer one day. And next year, I'm taking Fashion DESIGN! Isn't that EXCITING?? Yes, yes it IS! And then I'm going to college at FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) and YES, I will be awesome! My future is going to be amazing, I just know it!!! *hyperventilates* Pant, pant, okay I'm done.

XOXO, Bianca

My life soundtrack

My song would be Enchanted by Taylor Swift! I LOVE that song! I just wanted to use it as my song because it's so awesome! I'm just going to find out a way that it incorporates into my life... So... Yeah the song talks about meeting someone (i.e. a guy) for the first time and being "enchanted" to have met them. On the way home, you wonder if he knows that you were enchanted to meet him, and secretly hope that he's not in love with someone else or that he doesn't have somebody waiting on him. (Me singing in a high voice): Please don't be in love with someone else, please don't have somebody waiting on you... Aww! So that ties into my life I guess because of the cute guys I meet, and me wishing that they aren't with someone else. And Taylor also says that she's blushing all the way home, or dancing around all alone, and she's wonderstuck, and this night is sparkling.... yada yada. So blushing, dancing, and being "wonderstruck" are some of my general reactions, too, I guess. AND the night can also be sparkling! If she made a music video for that song, it would be AMAZING! I would cry. (Me singing again): This night is sparkling, don't you let it go. I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home. I spend forever wondering if you knew I was enchanted to meet youuuu......

XOXO, Bianca

If I could have one wish today, what would it be?

HONESTLY? Should I tell you what I really want right now? Okay, well I kind of want this girl I hate to drop dead. On the floor. No pulse. Oh, and I want no one to care as I laugh triumphantly over her cold dead corpse. Cheerful, eh? Okay, I'm not that spiteful. I just hate seeing her face coming to class. :)

XOXO, Bianca

About that court case...

Yeah! You go girl! I would do the exact same thing! God is awesome and we shouldn't be trying to remove God from schools. What's wrong with America these days? Have you heard the pledge of allegiance lately? "One nation under GOD?" Yeah, they said God! They mention Him in American history books, too. It's not a big deal. That school should get over it!

XOXO, Bianca

Sleep.

I have an announcement: I don't match today! No! I am THAT tired. I'm wearing this gray dress with lace tights and combat boots with this jacket that does not go well AT ALL! Wah! I thought I was being risque in a good way (that rhymed!) but I finally realized that I look like a wreck. Whyy?? Who's fault is this? I'll tell you who! THE SCHOOL'S! They give me too much homework and I haven't gotten enough sleep. Protest!

XOXO, Bianca

Thanksgiving Break!! Gobble gobble...

I'm going through this hippie phase apparently, so I'm taking things day by day... But wait, a whole week of NO SCHOOL? Yes, please! I'm thinking we may or may not be going to California, or maybe that was Christmas Break. Anyway, I think I'm just going to be doing some hardcore guitar playing! (By that, I mean learning how to play at least one chord.) Oh, I may also start my book! Yes, THAT book. The one that I'm going to one day be successful for. Yeah! Progress is good! And turkeys! Gobble gobble!

XOXO, Bianca

If I had to live in one climate for the rest of my life...

 I would live in pretty Spring weather! That's when all the butterflies come out! It goes with my whole playing my guitar in nature with animals around me vision! In spring, it's not too hot or too cold and it's basically perfect - except for the rain, but I'm leaving that out of my vision. It's the perfect weather for wearing dresses! And flower crowns! Yay!

XOXO, Bianca

My time capsule!

If I had to put some stuff in a time capsule, then mine would be the best one ever! I would put in a skirt, a Phantom of the Opera playbill, some sparkly mascara, a dress from my future designer fashion line, a copy of my future best-selling book, a stuffed panda, a CD of my favorite songs, some cherry blossom petals, a butterfly drawing, and my guitar Fiona! With a touch of glitter and a spritz of Rock n' Rose by Valentino, then my time capsule would be perfect! I feel kind of bad now putting all that stuff in a box for like ten years...

XOXO, Bianca

Daylight savings or standard time?

I LOVE daylight savings! I love when it's still super bright outside when it's like, 8 pm. Go Benjamin Franklin...

XOXO, Bianca

FIVE MORE DAYS!!!!

WHOOAAA! Only five more days before my birthday and I am so excited! My birthday is on November 10th and I'm getting a guitar! Can I play the guitar, you ask? No, no I can't. Not at all. So why do I want a guitar, you ask again? Because I have this weird Taylor Swift-slash-hippie vision moment thing in my head! Okay, I imagine myself wearing a floaty white dress with a crown of flowers upon my head. As the gentle breeze ruffles my hair, I dig my barefoot toes into the grass and slowly sit down with the guitar on my lap and start to strum. A beautiful melodic sound emerges from the instrument and I close my eyes to hear myself sing... Laaaalaaaaa.....Suddenly, all the little critters of the forest - birds, squirrels, bunnies, and butterflies alike - start to gather around me in a happy circle of friendship and love. Then we all start to sway... BEST. VISION. EVER! My friend McKenzie agreed but said I should be sitting on a vine swing. That works too! That's basically the real reason I want a guitar, but the excuse I gave my parents was, "I've been wanting one for a really long time so I can express my feelings in song form!" They bought it (both the guitar and the excuse). Yes! I can't wait! I was supposed to get one that was pink and sparkly with hearts on it, but it turned out that it was for eight-year-olds... So I have to get one of those boring brown ones. Oh well. This calls for sparkles and a hot glue gun!

XOXO, Bianca

My greatest challenge...

UUUUGGGGGHHHHHH!!!! I don't mean to be awkward or anything, but there's really nothing else that's bothering me THIS much at the moment. Yes, you guessed it: It's THAT time of the month again! There is a metaphorical red blob on my imaginary calendar right now. Waaaahh! The cramps are killing me and the mood swings are so weird! I wish THOSE were metaphorical. But they're not. So I'm just going to continue dying on the inside. Sorry about this weird post, but YOU try holding back the urge to writhe and scream in pain!!! Ow.

XOXO, Bianca

Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

Both! I am both! I can even be both at the same time. That's how awesome I am. I don't go a week without thinking that my life is the most horrible and/or boring thing in the world and wish to jump rope in the middle of an intersection just so I can have something to do with my life. At the same time though, I am weird and happy, and for some reason, I tend to laugh for no reason and think strange things that make me smile. Is this weird? I think so. I make it a point to remember that my life is secretly amazing, and as soon as I get too depressed and high off of weird happy (at the same time), I always find something to do eventually. At that point, I will be even more weird happy high, but in an extra special way! Haha! This is basically my general weekly cycle of emotions.

XOXO, Bianca

What are your thoughts on time travel and the possibility of aliens?

I do believe in aliens! It is a fact that aliens are real. It's just a fact. People just blow it out of proportion by making such a big deal about it and creating hoaxes. I mean, what else could be in Area 51? OBVIOUSLY ALIEN BODIES FLOATING IN LIQUID MATTER! DUH! We can't possibly think that in this universe, we're the only life forms, right? We can't! Aliens exist and even though they're not planning on the demise of our planet any time soon, they're still there! With time traveling, eh, we just shouldn't mess with it. It's too dangerous and stuff... Unless I was put in charge of it! I would totally make the world more awesome! Not just by putting a giant statue of myself in every home in the planet... You know what is awesome? Freezing time! If I could have any power, that would totally be it! Think of all the things I could do... A few specific people better watch out! MWAHAHAHAHA! 

XOXO, Bianca

What I will remember most when I leave Liberty

Oh GOSH I want to leave right NOW! High school sucks! There's no other way around it. Really? High school is seriously RIDICULOUS and STUPID. Why are we even sentenced to high school in the first place? It's like water boarding! Agh. Why?? The weirdest part is, all of this won't even matter in what, three years? I mean, if you're an adult and all you talk about is how popular and cool you were in high school, then you're probably a loser. High school is just another one of things that stupid adults make us go through to make our lives miserable. It's just getting in my way to all my goals and dreams! Ten thousand hormone-crazed teenagers in one building is NOT a good idea. What were they thinking? That's right, they weren't! High school in America is ridiculous, gah. Not that I dislike friends, parties, social activities, nor do I enjoy waking up at 6:30 am to go to school and homework (EVIL!),  but that doesn't make high school any better! Get me out of here! I'm moving to Sweden. People are actually normal there. What I will remember most from Liberty High School is the joy and relief I will feel when I leave this place for good. Of course, how can I forget crushing all my enemies?

XOXO, Bianca

What if I were rich...

Rolling in money is something I always daydream about. You know what makes it even more satisfying? My dreams are going to come true! I'm going to be successful one day, duh. My best-selling book series and fashion line will pay for my designer clothes, and efforts to save the rainforest! Plus, I will give half my money to my family, so don't think I'm doing this all for my own personal gain! If that plan doesn't work out, then I'll just marry a rich older guy. Obviously.

XOXO, Bianca

Why is it important to get along with those around you?

Wow, this is something I cannot stress more... It's super important to get along with people you see everyday! I mean, it's not very pleasant to loathe the sight of someone you see every day of your life (trust me, I know what it feels like) and always be in a cranky mood just because of that one person. It really sucks! You come in each day seeing that person's face, and gets you all riled up because you know you're not going to have a nery good day at all; all you're going to be doing is imagining different ways you can make them die slowly. It happens to everyone. Not just me. Now, imagine being super-amazing friends with everyone around you, always laughing, getting along, and hugging and other things in that category. You will for sure always have a great day, and even better, you will see the world in a different light. A good, super-amazing light. The world will be in balance. And so will your inner spirit! I think Ghandi said something like that... or maybe Buddha. Well, be nice to everyone and you will be showered with metaphorical rose petals. Bianca said that.

XOXO, Bianca

If I could have any job in the media, what would it be?

I would be the STAR! I wouldn't be behind the scenes longing to know what it feels like to be in the spotlight; I would be making it happen! I'm pretty sure that I'm meant to be stealing the show. I can imagine that so vividly! Living life in the eyes of the public, people watching my every move, girls longing to be in my shoes... YES! I love it. I would totally be the most amazing role model ever.

XOXO, Bianca

What does it mean to be comfortable in your own skin?

Ah, the ultimate quest of every modern high school student. Similar questions include "Who am I?" "Why can't people accept me for who I am?" "Why can't someone normal ask me to homecoming? Is that too much to ask?" Well, everybody wants what they can't have. The pattern is somewhat evident. A person longs to be "cool" and "popular," they attempt to be those qualities, and then they either fail or succeed. Those who fail soon give up and realize they have to accept themselves for who they really are. Good for them! Those who succeed in being accepted by the cool crowd are often considered the lucky ones. But are they really? How do we know that their lives aren't really a lie? How would we know how much they have to fake just to feel accepted and worshipped? They are not really, as you would say, comfortable in their own skin. They are living in someone else's. They are living in someone else's seemingly perfect shadow. They're fake people, so don't even start with me on all the "popularity is the key to life" crap. The truth of the matter is, some people really aren't who they say they are, and they might not even know it. Eventually, everybody finds their true self at some point in their lives, and that's when they can start to live up to their own potential. You can't be all you're meant to be when you can't even accept yourself the way you are. Before you start obsessing over what other people think of you, know how you think about yourself. So we should all just be ourselves. Dance like nobody's watching, and live like there's no tomorrow.

XOXO, Bianca (a girl that's awesome just the way she is :)

Cute Giant Pandas!

I love pandas! They are without a doubt my favorite animal ever. I love how they are so lazy - just like me! Their life consists of a not-so-complicated cycle of sleeping and eating bamboo, and that's pretty much all they do besides going to the bathroom. They are so cuddly, fluffy, and not threatening at all! Why wouldn't you love pandas? Exactly - it's impossible! The only thing is, Giant Pandas are endangered, and if they continue to decline in population, we may never see them again! NO! Their lives depend on us, and we have to do something about it. I might as well single-handedly save the Giant Pandas if it's the last thing I do! Everybody save the Giant Pandas!

XOXO, Bianca

Why is it important to distinguish between news and entertainment?

Acknowledging the distinguishment between news and entertainemt is important because we need to know how to react. We generally feel good when we read entertainment stories and don't really take them seriously. When we read news stories, we should know that news deals with some heavy issues so we should take them seriously.

The Victorian Era...

I think it was the Edwardian Era. Well, I'm good with either. They both just sound so romantic! I would love to live in like France or England in that time as a wealthy aristocrat, and ordering around servants. Mwahaha! Just kidding, I'm not like that (or am I?). I would probably be the one to get in trouble for feeding the servants behind the scenes and nonchalantly tossing around bread crumbs upon the ground for the birds - kind of like how old people feed pigeons at the park! They had like, behemoth lawns and yards back in those days, so it's the perfect opportunity to prance around with the surrounding flora and fauna... I know that I sound like I had absolutely no idea what life was like back then, but I really do! It sounds good to me!

XOXO, Bianca

What is the most interesting thing in the news right now?

Fashion week! It might be over already in America, but that doesn't mean it's not going on in Milan! Milan fashion week is still going strong and this is where some of the most epic trends are born. Fashion week in the pinnacle of the whole industry basically, and it's where people are free to bust out their best outfits! Personally, my favorite fashion icon is Olivia Palermo, she is so stylish and trendy! It's unbelievable! I want her outfits so badly! Yeah, Happy Fashion Week everyone.

XOXO, Bianca

What does "Work hard. Be nice." mean to me?

I think the meaning is pretty literal. It just tells me to work hard and be nice to people. Both of those things are the top two qualities that high school students lack the most. It's pretty good advice, but it kind of sounds funny when you put them together and use it as a motto. I think we should try something a bit more catchy... I can't really give an example right now so just pretend I said something cool. Think about that!

XOXO, Bianca

My Squirrel Experience!

This is probably the weirdest thing I'm going to share... Well, maybe not. I've been having these squirrel sightings (they're pretty rare, I know!) in the mornings and I'm pretty sure they have some sort of effect on fate! My first "squirrel experience" was about four days ago. I saw two cute little squirrels chasing each other up a tree and then scurrying up into the leaves. And then I was all, "AWWW!" That day soon turned out to be my first really good day for that week. My second "squirrel experience" was two days after that first one. This time, I saw an extra cute little squirrel cross the street and then run up a tree. Again, I said, "Aww," in an overly-dramatic fashion. That day turned out better than the first! That was my last squirrel experience so far. Thus, the question remains... Can squirrels really control the future? Or is it just my strange thinking processes that make me think that squirrels can control the future? That is the question. SQUIRREL!

XOXO, Bianca

De-stressify!

The best thing I do to relieve my stress includes yoga and a cup of hot chamomile tea. Yoga is super-relaxing, and the best way to top that off is with tea, nature, and zen music. I love writing too, and sometimes writing poems or writing in my diary is the best way to take a load off a hard day's work being Bianca.

XOXO, Bianca

I would like to thank...

The academy! Just kidding. Right now, I would actually like to thank all of my friends who decided to stick with me this year. I have a few friends that have really changed - and it's only been like three months! I mean how much can a person change in that little amount of time? Okay, I admit that it's enough time for life-changing things to happen, but still! They really have no reason to be acting the way they are to me right now, and they really were my good friends who I thought I would be with forever! A couple of those people and I even planned our weddings together! I mean, I thought it would be impossible to break up a friendship like that, but apparently I was wrong. I know this is exactly the kind of stuff that happens in high school, but I just can't accept the fact that I'm losing some realtionships that were really important to me. The many relationships that I have managed to keep are proving to be more important to me than ever. Thankfully, I'm making more new relationships than I am losing old ones, even though sometimes it feels like it's the other way around.

XOXO, Bianca

Me in Ten Years Time...

In ten years, I will be living up to my full potential! By that time, I am POSITIVE that I will be a famous author with a completed, best-selling book series that gets everyone hooked. As soon as my name is in lights, I will be launching my own fashion line! I don't know what I'm going to name it yet, but it will be pretty epic. Im my spare time, I will be organizing plans to save the rainforests and all endangered animals. We have no right to be taking away their habitat! So yeah, my life will be pretty awesome, and you can bet that I will make the world a better place. Bianca will change the world! :)

XOXO, Bianca

Defining Bianca (in Many Words...)

Some might say that their looks, attitude, clothes, or even friends define who they are. I mean, all of those generally work for everyone (including me), but my true personality can only be seen when you dig really, really deep. I am the kind of person who is a free spirit and I wear my heart on my sleeve no matter how much people are quick to judge me because of that. I usually tell people without hesitation what kind of person I am, but most of the time, they don't get the full effect. It is only through my writing that my true personality shines through. Writing is one of my many passions. There is nothing better (when I'm not feeling lazy, of course) than a mind racing with ideas, a super-handy thesaurus within easy reach, and a keyboard which awaits eager fingers... I feel like a virtuoso on the piano. Whenever people read my essays, they make it a point to come up to me and tell me how much they loved them and what an amazing writer I am. Not to be conceited, but I totally get what they mean! Haha. I have made such an effect on my 8th grade English teacher that I have gotten comments from random people like, "Bianca, oh my gosh, Mrs. Brown is in love with you!" or "Mrs. Brown says you're her favorite student!" or even, "You use too many big words!" It makes me happy that people who read my writing get the opportunity to understand me more, and see the kind of person I am. On the outside, I would guess that my friends see me as super peppy and happy and energetic (to put it in a nice way...) but on the inside, I am much deeper than that. I am a passionate soul with so much more to share with the world. But for now, I leave you with this...THESAURUSES ROCK!!

XOXO, Bianca

The First Amendment and You

Freedom of speech! Freedom of the press! So the First Amendment protects our right to say and publish whatever our little hearts desire right? Wrong. Even though we may be living in the "land of the free" or whatever, there are still some condtitions. Do you really think we can say whatever we want? Can we really publish whatever we want? What about malice? What about yelling from across the room from the President that he's a big fat meanie? Well of course we can't say or publish whatever we want, so what the Constitution should really say is "Freedom of the Press Unless What You're Printing is Going to Ruin Someone Else's Life" and "Freedom of Speech Unless You're Calling the President a Big Fat Meanie." Then the First Amendment would be 100 percent fool-proof. Bianca for President! Yeah!

XOXO, Bianca

The Future of Journalism

Journalism is still probably going to be around for a long while before it dies out. I mean, we're still going to want to know about hot topics. There is just something about opening a fresh newspaper and keeping up with the world (or flipping thorugh to the comic section like me). It is quite obvious that technology is bound to take over sometime (umm, robot world domination theories anyone?) and doing anything by physical means will soon be obselete. Sure, there will be some obscure group that will be fighting for the newspaper spirit to live on, but will anybody really follow through when everything can be in your hands with a click of a virtual button? Yeah, that's what I thought.

XOXO, Bianca

They Say That Friends Come and Go...

They say that friends come and go...but when they go, they have to have a legitimate reason, right? What if he/she was one of your really good friends, and you already promised the other person that you would never hurt them? What if when you start high school, you see each other for the first time in a while and everything is alright? What if you start texting each other again like nothing ever changed? What if a few days later, that person starts ignoring you? What if as weeks go by, they start treating you less like a stranger and more like a pariah? What if... this was a reality? Well guess what? There are no "what if's." Right now, this is my reality. And personally, my reality just sucks. This person has been my really good friend for a long time (or so I thought) and now I just don't know what's going on. I did nothing wrong. They say that friends come and go, but they also say that when true friends meet again after a separation, it's as if nothing had ever happened. Well now I know that this person wasn't a true friend. She has served her time in my life. And now she is disposable. Just like our friendship. Ignorance is her new best friend.

XOXO, Bianca

Parallel Reflection (AKA Me Being Super Deep!)

I am a mirror. And right now, I feel like I've just been dropped on the floor. All the little pieces falling, shattered. The shards of me are too sharp too put back together. They're too small to matter, but big enough to make me realize that I'm incomplete. I've been looking in the mirror for so long, and now I've come to believe my soul's on the other side. It's in a different world, living the life I've been living. But when will I come back to reality? I'm not sure if I'll ever live life on the other side.

XOXO, Bianca

Bianca's Dream Home

A roomy house on the beach, a delicate cottage in the middle of a forest, a castle overlooking a treacherous cliff... So many to choose from--but I want to be different. I want a large, majestic mansion with long glass windows on every panel. Upon entering said mansion, you will be greeted with a stunning marble winding staircase with a crystal chandelier looming from above. The floor will be tiled with shards of smooth diamonds reflecting your every move and with light dancing at every angle. Most importantly, my room will be spectacular. A chic canopy bed draped in damask and a Paris Opera House-style chandelier hanging overhead, with a fluffy white rug and dimmed white lights illuminating the room's magnificence. My mansion's location would be in Japan, a beautiful country that gives me the opportunity to have rows of pink Cherry Blossoms directing the path to my abode (aka in my front lawn). So there you have it, my dream home. This is a place I am resolute in aqcuiring.

XOXO, Bianca

Bianca for President!!

If I were president, everybody would have to start doing things my way. First off, I would arrest all those whack jobs responsible for the oil spill! I mean, do they realize all the animals are suffering because of their mistake? And what about the communities that make a living in that area? This will not go unnoticed when   I rule America! And so they can actually do something with their sad, sad lives, they can all clean up the whole gulf! And when they're done with that, they can repopulate all the animal species that perished. I mean, if I were president, we wouldn't even have this problem to begin with. The sun would be our energy source (I mean, that's what it's there for, right?). Oil would be illegal, and people would have to have a certified letter--signed by me--giving them permission to use it. So there. Well of course I want to do SO much more, but I just wanted to get that point across. So I did.

XOXO, Bianca

FRESHMAN RESOLUTIONS

First year of high school? Boo. The end of summer? Umm, no thanks! Getting lost in the gargantuan hallways? Gah!!! So the question remains...how can I make this year un-suckish? Well, looking cute won't hurt, and it really is important to set goals for yourself for the new school year so you have something to look forward to! Freshman year is probably the most important year in terms of high school, so I made it a point that I set high expectations for myself. First and foremost: MY GRADES! I plan to maintain a 4.0 average (unrealistic, I know...) for ALL my classes and work on my Spanish (and maybe not fail anything major). My second and last resolution is simply to be myself, have fun, and hey, maybe even make some new friends along the way! It's really amazing when you manage to stick with your friends you've known for a while, but there's never a wrong time to meet new people! Friends grow apart all the time, so it would be nice to have a broader circle of friends surrounding you who have your back anytime, anywhere. With all that said, this year is going to be fantastic!

XOXO, Bianca