eighthphase

And then the mail came, and I got my STAR test results. I got basic in maths! I was expecting below basic, so that was a surprise. It's still below the "state target for all students," so it's nothing to be proud of, but still. I didn't fail miserably, I just almost failed miserably! I got advanced on the other two tests I took, which was also kind of a surprise, at least for US History. It would have been nice to get 500 or higher in English, though, especially since this is the last STAR test result list I'll ever get.

None of my scores for maths are above 65%; if it were for an actual maths class, I would definitely have failed. Of course, if it were for an actual maths class, then I would have actually been reviewing Algebra II material. As it was, my trigonometry class did an excellent job of preparing me for this Algebra II test, what with all that algebra we didn't use, and the Algebra II test did an excellent job of testing my knowledge of trigonometry, what with the zero trig questions on the test. (Yes, I am a little bit bitter; I hadn't had Algebra II in two years, and then surprise! Have another Algebra II state test that you're totally unprepared for! Never mind the fact that the last time I had a maths test, it was the Algebra II test. If I thought I knew where my scores were from freshman year, I'd compare them.) Meanwhile, my other scores are much better. I did well in US History! I'm shocked! I did worst on WWII and foreign affairs, and a little less good on post-WWII and domestic issues, but I did much better in the other three sections. And I did really well in English, as usual, though not as well as I would have liked, as I mentioned. I got surprisingly low scores on the reading portion of the questions (to which I say fuck you, state test, I got a 5 on the English Language AP test and that's what really counts) but I did a lot better on the writing portion.

Also, I'm looking at the suggested reading list (a different one than usual, though I suspect they changed their reading lists), and god damn, there is a lot of Shakespeare. Eleven of his plays! That is a lot of Shakespeare. Though I'm pleased as punch to see The Story of King Arthur and His Knights on there, because Arthurian legends are always cool.

Finished my trig homework~ I still need to rework a couple of problems from yesterday's worksheet, but I'll save that for homeroom tomorrow. I should be working on my essay, but that's on my laptop, which mum's using. (I'm on my brother's computer, since he's not home right now.)

I talk out loud a lot, especially when I'm doing math; every so often I'd look up to see mum just staring at me, because she couldn't understand a thing I was saying. (I was doing arc length and sector area, and then linear and angular velocities... which are mostly physics, not trig, and mostly just unit conversion.) She said it was like listening to technobabble on some sci-fi show, lol. I wonder what she'll say once I get to chapter four, which is graphing and involves fun phrases like frequency and phase shift and things like that. Then it'll really sound like technobabble, haha.

( cut for family drama )

Um. Something less depressing... I've been watching more Cardcaptors. I started with season 3, because I like Eriol and I don't feel like watching hours of Meiling. The names don't bug me so much anymore; I guess I'm getting used to them. It's really not that bad. Also, I can't find my Japanese textbook. /: I can find the workbook that goes with it, and my kanji workbook, but I can't find the textbook, which is annoying because I want to study it again. Also I made a Japanese-only playlist on my iPod (finally) and am going to download a bunch of Kingdom Hearts remixes once I get back on my laptop. I was listening to some this morning and there are a lot of really nice ones, like this trance remix of Dearly Beloved. ♥ So I'll have a bunch more KH songs, and that will be cool, too.

I want an icon with a line from Camisado. x: Maybe with Josh, too... hmm. I'll have to see what I can do later. I'm also toying with the idea of getting some Sculpey clay and some paints and making replicas of Sakura's staff keys, and also Eriol's. They'd be nifty, if nothing else, and maybe I could put them on a bracelet or necklace, or on my lanyard like my lanyard really needs more things on it, ,lol. That will have to wait a bit longer than the icon, though~!