Grady's blog

When I was younger and used to hiking in Stone Mountain a lot, I felt super close to nature. I would go with a lot of friends and my whole family. Sometimes we would hike at sunrise, and sometimes we would even do sunsets. I also feel close to nature at the lake. Many times I would take a boat out and just sit near the water and look at the birds flying. It made me feel so peaceful and calm. I love the water. It is my faviorate fact about nature. It changes my perspective because it makes me calm down and appreciate things. Today in class, we had this big assignment. We worked on it all class. Today I learned some Mandarin.

 I had to set a boundary with my friend. We hung out to much and it was bringing my grade down. It got bad so me and him started to distance. It was hard at first because I had hung out with him every day for a long time. We understood this was for our benefit. After some time the grade came back up and we started hanging out more. Since then its been fine and my grades haven't fallen. Today in class we did a common lit. I also completed this blog post. Today I learned how to post french words.

 My life changed more quickly than I expected when one of my closest friends passed away. No one could have expected it, and it really made my life go into a turn. My family changed, my friends changed, and I myself changed as well. This connects to Frost's ideas because this led me to a path I wish I could have gone back on. Like saying goodbye to her. I wish I could've gone back and said goodbye one last time, but I didn't. Could've never have guessed what would happen that night. Today in class, we read 2 poems. We also completed a worksheet. Today I learned the fastest way home from Cross Keys.

 My faviorate word is aesthetic. I use this word a lot to describe anything visually pleasing. I had used it before this class. I also use it because it makes me appear to have a rich vocabulary. Sometimes people ask me what it means, and I just say something looks good, but still not sure if I should use that answer. My parents like it when I use big words, so when I use aesthetic, they get happy. It makes me look smart to them. Today in class, we worked on our presentations. I also listened to music.  Today I learned how to drive to Lake Oconee.

Something I do to enjoy my day is doomscrolling. It's not really an answer to boredom, nor does it fix it. But it definitely takes care of some of my dopamine. It's not productive nor really good for you. I do it just when I want to relax and drift away for a little while. Another thing I do is play Clash Royale. It's this super addictive game that almost all guys play. You can challenge friends and level up, and it's also really addictive. I will also call friends when I am at peak boredom. I'll talk about random things with them, but it'ss just to pass the boring time away.  Today in class, I waited for the bell for the break.d on'tont know what else we did because this was 2 weeks ago. Today I learned how to not procrastinate.

 Imagination helps me cope with stress because it distracts me. When I am stressed, I want to take my mind off things. I'll imagine being at the lake. I'll imagine being on the boat. Imagination can also work with boredom because I get bored a lot. When I'm boredI'llll rewatch movies in my head. I'll even try to make movies in my head. It helps me cope with challenges by helping me find a way to solve them. Today in class, we read a super long poem. We also annotated it. Today I learned what a wheel bearing is.

 A high-pressure time was when our lacrosse team was playing Mt Vernon. The game started off fast with goals from both teams. Players could already sense the tensions rising between each other. Then the trash-talking started, and it really got conflicting during the game. There were late hits left and right, and even some illegal hits. My friend Trey got laid out by the goalie, and it was insanely illegal, so they put the starters in for man up. One of the biggest pressures is going in during man up when you are one of 2 who aren't senior starters. We go on and hear the plan and start passing the ball. The pressure to catch a ball when everyone is watching is something else. The ball goes around twice and then rests with me. I looked up, and thereweren'tt any players on me because the slide was late. I started running towards the go, all getting ready to shoot. I see this long stick coming right for me, so I just let it fly. My stick banged against his helmet, but the ball was ...