Some random thoughts:
Nothing material is truly priceless. You may think that maybe a human life is priceless, or a culture’s history, but it’s not. People can put a price on anything. Ransoms, hits, selling artifacts on the black market. There's always some odd billionaire out there who'd buy old nick-nacks. The only priceless things there could be are emotions, memories, thoughts- things like that. So, yeah, that may be a priceless artifact, but some billionaire will put the right price tag on it.

There's a feeling I've had, I think it's a sort of adventure feeling. It's a tightness in your stomache, like your parents just left the house, your alone wondering what you want to do while walking around the empty house. Another time I get that feeling is very weird. When I over-hear people you wouldn't expect to be talking bad about you doing just that. I also get home-sick when that happens though, because at least at home, if someones going to talk about me in a bad way, they do it jokingly in front of me, or knowing it's within ear-shot, to make sure I hear; it's all in good fun.

Grade 10 Literacy Test is coming up. Starting tomorrow, second period is all review for the Lit test, and lucky me, I have english period 2! Haha... but lots of people don't, so they'll be missing tech, science, math, etc. It's a big test too. If you don't pass, you can't graduate from high school untill you do. The test is next Wednesday.

My step dad had a surgury Monday. Even though they didn't cut him open, they gave him anesthetics, so it still counts. They put him under, and moved his arm around in all of the ways he's currently not able to since an accident 2 years ago May. He's at home recuperating, and in a lot of pain. He was in pain during the surgery too because they couldn't put him fully under, so hear could hear them talking, and knew what they were doing, and the doctor said that occasionally my step dad would have a grimace of pain on his face. Hopefully the pain will go away soon, and he'll regain the movements he'd lost in his shoulder. For now we wait and medicate.

Music Fest is coming up too, it's next Friday. The band is going in it... I'm nervous. I'm the only trumpet, and I have a lot of solos. There are also a lot of notes I can't play [well] in the three pieces we'll be playing. We're playing As Summer was Just Beginning (our best song), Bright Blue Water (our worst song), and Royal Air Force March Past (in the middle). I think I'm going to embarass myself when we go, and they'll probably mention that lone trumpeter when they tell us how we did... ah well, I am the lone, quiet trumpeter.

Anyway, I'm off to do other things. Ta!

Okay, I got the Pumas on Friday, but they weren't the greatest... The problem is that the heel curved up, and it hurt my heel- that's just not cool. So I wore them around the house for a while, and made my decision. Today, my dad and I went to the mall, and went into Champs. I looked at two pairs of shoes. There were another pair of Pumas, and a pair of Adidas. The Pumas were called Alpine Trail Racer (top), and the Adidas were Manama (with Goodyear soles)(bottom). I liked them both! They both felt better than my current shoes. The Pumas did up easily, and fit great, real tight, but not uncomfortable, a supportive tight. They also had lots of arch support. The Adidas not only tied up with laces, but had a velcro strap across the top. The Pumas gave your step an extra perk. Anyway, it was an immensley difficult decision because 1) I suck at decisions anyway 2) they cost the same, no weighing my decision on that 3) my dad was Adidas all the way, no help there and 4) the Pumas looked awsome. I made the decision based on when I was sitting, a different one on each of my feet, the Puma's arch was more noticeable, so I said Adidas. My dad had them hold them. We went to Footlocker, returned my previous pair of Pumas, and then went and bought the Adidas. They're nice to walk in, and they look neat. I still really like the Pumas, but I figure when I get a new pair of shoes I'll look those ones up.
Anyway, I'm gonna go play some games. Ta ta to you all!

Yesterday wasn't that bad. There was nothing to put away because my bosses are training a new person to work there. I think that her name is Sherry... she used to work at Munks, but Munks closed, so she needed a job, and has a lot of experience with pet stores. At least I won't have to get her crickets for her anymore!
So since everything was put away, we cleaned fish bowls. Lots of them. I did at least 8.
Last night was also parent-teacher interviews, so after my mom picked me up from work, we went to the interviews. First was my science teacher, who said I was doing great with an 88%. Next was my English teacher, who said I was right where I was supposed to be, at 76%, and was shocked when my mom told her that English was my lowest mark. Last was my math teacher, who, as we walked down the aisle towards him, stood up and made an 'A' shape above his head (think of YMCA), and said that if he'd had known we were in line he could have stood up and given us (my mom) the signal, and we wouldn't have had to wait the 25 minutes we did. He was very positive, and I'm doing great in the class.
Sometime this weekend I'm going to my dad's house, and we're gonna get my Puma's :)
Anyway, the bell's going to go in a sec, toodles!

March Break is coming up, I can't wait! 1.5 days left!

I have to go to work today, I the prospect of walking there, getting there, and then just walking around putting things away all day 'till it's done, and then taking out the garbage and recycling isn't very tempting. I only work Thursdays now, because now that minimum wage is going up, they can't afford to have me there on Tuesdays (which, for the last few weeks I was there) were slow days. Not only is Thursday a good day for business, but it's also the day we get our weekly shipment of both supplies and fish. So you get to juggle putting things away, and helping all of the customers... even the ones that want crickets and mealworms... yummy!

This weekend I hope to go to the mall and get a new pair of shoes! Puma ones, Speed Cat SD US, I'll post a picture. The ones I want are suede, but I walk through too much mud to get them because the rubber sole is small. There is a pair that look the same, but where the suede ones are white, these are black suede, and the rest is black leather. But the black suede is darker than the black leather, but at least they are the same price. I even had a dream that I already got a pair of the ones in the picture! Lol!

Anyway, I'm going to go do some programming like I'm supposed to. Ta ta!