THE BLOG OF JESS

Hello. The following story was written in an email to my friend. 

I just came home from watching the move Inside Out. As a movie review: it was amazing. Brilliant. Touching. It made me cry, surprisingly. I rarely cry at movies, but this one got me a couple of times. I highly recommend that you watch it some time. 
I was seeing the movie with my buds, Amy and Rosa. After the movie ended, I do this tradition in which I have everyone take pictures in the photobooth, and then I try my hand at this claw machine game where you win rubber duckies.
So, upon approaching the machine, I took a look at what ducks I could win. This one duck design stood out to me. It was a duck shaped like a dalmatian- only.... the spots didn't exactly look like perfect dots. It sorta... Anyway, we called it the "Penis Duck".
I put in my dollar, and Rosa's nudging me, "GET THE PENIS DUCK." I'm laughing, shaking my head, going, "No, no, no I don't- I can't." 
"So which one are you gonna try to get? Ohh, look there's sock monkey ones."
I'm just moving the joystick randomly, trying to think. "Oh, man. I don't know which one I want." Suddenly, the claw starts going down without my permission. "AW, MAN. NO!" I yelled. I followed the claw with my eyes, and I basically screamed when I saw what I picked up. 
"Oh my god. OH MY GOD," I'm gripping onto Rosa's shoulder, in disbelief.
"No WAY," Rosa says between her bouts of laughter. I pull out the duck the claw machine picked out for me, and....

Hello! You know what bugs me? Minor thing- but- there's such a limited number of fonts to choose from. Oh well. 
IT'S SPRING BREAK 2015! What a time. I'm determined to make this vacation different from my winter vacation- and I'm actually not gonna spend all day lazing around in bed. I'm determined not to waste my days. We've only been given a 7ish day break, and diddly darn it, I'm gonna use those days wisely. 
It is currently Thursday as I write this, so the vacation's already beginning to simmer down. Here's what I've done on my vacation so far:

FRIDAY:
 - Went to Shop Rite with Amy and bagged items for a fundraiser thing. 
 - Went to Rosa's abode and filmed an SBB video with her, Amy, and Marianna
 - After suffering from intense allergy symptoms from being around her cat, I went home, ate and recuperated, and then headed over to Amy's house to play Super Smash Bros. Around 7PM, I started feeling exhausted (must've been from all the social interaction I've gone through in one single day). I walked home (which was very nice. The weather was being v kind that day, as opposed to the astringent winter New Jersey went through.) Later that night, one of my role model's, Grace Helbig, her show was premiering at 10:30. It was still around 7PM, so I figured "Hey, I'll take a short nap, and I'll wake up in time to catch the show!" So I took a nap, and when I woke up, it wAS PAST MIDNIGHT. I was heartbroken. 

SATURDAY:
 -First thing I did was watch the Grace Helbig Show on Demand. It's amazing. It made me laugh. 
 -Edited the video recorded the day before.
 -Filmed more stuff for another video.
 -Pranked my sister SO HARD when she came home from her 2-week vacation in the Philippines. My friends and I filled her bedroom with over a thousand balloons. 

Hello! I haven't written here for a while now, huh? It's almost been TWO MONTHS. THE BLASPHEMY. That aside, hello! How've you been? That's great. Glad to hear. Now rather than relaying with you what's been up with my life, I have some PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHTS to share. Are you ready for it? 

Okay, so I've noticed myself saying something like "I wanna go home" even when I'm already in my house. It's kinda weird. But when I think more deeply about it, I remember that a home is different from a house. And although I'm in my house- say in my living room with a bunch of people that I'm not really close to, like my parents' friends- I would say feel inclined to say "I wanna go home".
For me, home isn't just my house. It's a bit more specific than that. Home is alone in my bedroom, snuggled in a blanket in the dent of my mattress with my laptop. That's were I feel comfortable, safe, and time flies when I'm home.
That's my home. 
Whenever I "want to go home" it's more than getting to my house, it's getting to that state of comfort and security. I'm not home until I'm in bed with my laptop. 

That said, I'd like to ask whoever might be reading where their 'home' is. Lemme know.

Thanks for reading!
-Jess

Hello. I am still in my reading mojo and I've decided to take a different stance at picking what book to read. I already have a small list of books I would like to read myself, BUT to extend that list, I've come up with the idea of reading my friends' favorite books.
I feel like a person's favorite book has to say something about their character, and who they are. (In case you're curious, my favorite book is The Hobbit). So, I've asked the Herd for all of their favorite books, and everything they've said is definitely going to go on my reading list. 

• Vicki - 
• The Giver - Lois Lowry (#1)
• (tied for 2nd)
• Acceleration - Graham McNamee
• Miss Peregrine's Home - Ransom Riggs
• Crispin: The Cross of Lead - Avie
• Amy - 
• The Host - Stephanie Mayer
• Rosa - 
• Blood and Chocolate - Annette Curtis Klause 
• Marianna - 
• Bioshock: Rapture - John Shirley (personally very excited to read this)
• Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
• Bailey -
• Scorpio Races - Maggie Stiefvater

Hello! Okay, I know we are well into January, and it's kinda too late for New Year's Resolutions, but YOU KNOW WHAT. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO MAKE GOALS FOR YOURSELF. I think I've determined to do this thing a while ago when I found this photo, but I've actually begun to put the thing into action. It's this thing! 

• Funny. Just like Grace Helbig. You can hear her voice inside of my head as I read. It was great.
• Pretty insightful. I will say that I definitely did learn a thing or two after reading this book. For example: Deodorant is a top priority.
• GRACE HELBIG IS VERY PRETTY. There were hella pics all throughout the book, and they were all amazing. 
• This is not a timeless book. In fact, it's quite the opposite. It's ephemeral. (I may or may not have searched antonyms for 'timeless' to come up with that word). Anyway, the most I have to say about this book relates to this.
  It isn't the type of book, like the Hobbit, that you'd be able to pick up 100 years from now, and have still be just as effective and awesome as it is today. She makes a billion references to things that are popular today. I can imagine it becoming outdated in just a year or two, to be honest. However, I suppose I should take note that this book was written with millennials as the targeted audience.  (You are a millennial if you were born between the years 1980 - 2000. Hey, check that out! I'm a millennial!) So once the millennials die out, so will the book.
  Seriously, though. To pick up this book in 2115 and try to read it will be like us today trying to read The Scarlet Letter. I haven't read that book, as I'm in a class that doesn't really focus on reading books, but my friends have complained how difficult it was to understand due to the Old English speech.
  And if you think that that's not true. Read this stuff:
  - imo i think ur hair is on fleek.
  - omg im hella salty
  - tbh idk. ur v cool tho
  See, I'm sure you were able to understand that just fine. It's common place for us. We internet explorers are familiar with this language that didn't exist 50 years ago. (and in case you couldn't translate any of that into plain english, lemme throw you a bone. 'In my opinion, I think your hair looks great!' 'Oh my God, I'm really annoyed' 'To be honest, I don't know. You're very cool though.')

If you currently have a hangover, stop reading this right now. Trying to read when you're hungover is only slightly worse than trying to read when you're sober. #lol #books #irony #stayinschool #unlessschoolisntforyou

Instead, trying having a friend read this chapter to you. We'll call your friend "DR." No, not a doctor, a "Designated Reader." But if that person happens to be a doctor, kudos to you for having an intelligent friend who gets paid to touch body parts. Also, maybe ask them how to cure a hangover. 

The first step to hangover recovery is accepting that you've brought this upon yourself. If you didn't you should probably go to the police. Or stop hanging out with Chrissy. I mean, her parents named her Chrissy. Not Christina. Not Christine. Chrissy. A government employee had to print "Chrissy" on a birth certificate. Also, she lets her thong strings show out of the top of her jeggings and she's got a tattoo of a ying-yang on fire. Sorry, but she's bad news. 

Hello! First and foremost, HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 
I don't know where to begin my story... I guess New Year's Eve.
That was a very eventful day. Around one, Amy came over my house, and we watched the Desolation of Smaug together. Me, her and Bailey were planning on watching the last Hobbit movie in theaters the day after, so it was important that she watched it. After that movie ended around four, she went home, and them my sister and I headed to the chapel to practice this dance routine for a performance in the New Year's Party. 
After practicing, my sister and I headed to the actual venue of the party.
Being the socially awkward and friendless person that I am, I brought some yarn and knitting needles and started knitting while sitting alone. To my surprise, this actually influenced people to come up and talk to me, rather than ward them away. It was weird. 

So yeah, the performance happened, and I sucked pretty badly. There's video of it on facebook, but no where else, so I'm guessing that means if you aren't friends with me on there, you won't be able to watch it. 
I played this game where I had to wear pantyhose on my head, with a tennis ball in one leg, and knock over numbered cups in descending order. I lost. 

Last night, while laying in bed, I planned on sort of rating each day of the year with an emotion.

Hello! It hasn't been long since I last updated this blog! Haha, so anyway, I went to Java Joe's again!
Amy, for the first time EVER drove her car with me and her younger brother, Jason, to school! NO BUS RIDES FOR US, WE ARE COOL KIDS NOW. Lol no, that's not gonna be a daily thing. Only when Amy has to work at the coffee shop. 

Strait after school ended, the two of us headed to Java Joe's. We jammed out to my phone's music, including Robin Sparkles' "Let's Go To The Mall", OK Go's "The Great Fire", and when Amy had 3 minutes to get to the coffee shop before being late, "Where Did The Party Go" by Fall Out Boy played to hype us up. 

We got there JUST in time. 

Bailey was in the coffee shop, although it wasn't her shift. From the chaos of yesterday, she had managed to lose her voice. She didn't stick around for long because of that. She just wasn't feeling well. 

Rosa had told me that she'd be arriving soon, so I sat around on one of the couches of the coffee shop and knitted as I waited. 
Later, Rosa updated me that her mom decided to do some Christmas shopping, so she'd be later. I took this as cue to just order my food myself. Around this point in time, Tyler (Have I ever mentioned him before? Well in the time that I write this, he is Rosa's bae) arrived, so we ordered food together, and ate at the bar. I had realized that I only had with me five dollars, but noTHING ON THE MENU SOLD FOR FIVE BUCKS. So Amy so kindly let me 'borrow' (which I will return in the form of a mix CD, probably) money from her own wallet. That doll. 
Tyler shared a similar predicament, so Amy lent both of us money. Heh. Thanks, Amy, you're fab. 

I ordered the Cheese Steak, and Tyler got the Triple Grilled Cheese. The service at the moment is kinda slow, but I'm sure that it'll improve as time goes on. I mean, it is only the 2nd day of business. I also hope that if business gets better, the prices will be able to go down, because phew 8 bucks is kinda a stretch for a couple of high school students without a job. 
The food was seriously DELICIOUS. It was SO. GOOD. 
At one point, Tyler left his seat to check out the arcade, and I grabbed his plate and 'hid' it. I vowed that I'd get take pics of record things in Java Joe's, so here is a video of what happened when Tyler got back.

Hello. It's kinda late as I write this, so I'm gonna keep this as brief as I can, while making it detailed enough so my future self can read this and be brought back in nostalgia. 

SO TODAY, DECEMBER 22, 2014, BAILEY'S MOTHER'S COFFEE SHOP, JAVA JOE'S HAS OFFICIALLY OPENED!! I was able to go there tonight and seriously, I love it.
The walls are a nice, calming light green. As it was an hour til closing, it wasn't as jam packed as it's been reported it had been earlier. I ordered a small hot cocoa, (ugh so delicious) and my dad got a mocha. 
The entire staff is filled with people I know from school. Amy and Bailey, Matt, Tyler Sansone, John Grady, Padrick, Jen, and one other kid spotted from the kitchen that I didn't recognize. 
Matt was the one that took my order, and for him actually being nice to me, I gave him a considerate one dollar tip, which realllyyyy excited him. (Kinda cute). 
Rosa came over, and while we drank our hot cocoas, we caught up briefly. It's hard to believe that I haven't seen her in person in a month. Like, it feels like no time had passed, but when you think about it, Nerdsgiving, the last time we saw each other, was essentially today, last month. WOW. 
Anyway, it was real nice seeing her again, as well as Crystal Caruso. She was like "JESS! I MISS YOU, MY SWEET SAMSON!" to which Amy, who was manning the cash register, was amused by my nickname "Sweet Samson". IDK Crystal's always been calling me that. It's like the name that ONLY SHE is allowed to call me. She also sometimes calls me Jessica Samson (my full name). But 'My Sweet Samson' is her preferred name. 
Crystal was playing chess with Marcus at the bar. 

After finishing our hot cocoas and snacks, Rosa and I headed over to the ARCADE (YES. THIS COFFEE SHOP HAS AN ARCADE.) and we played pool! It was my first time EVER playing pool, and guess what? I WON!!! I BEAT ROSA!!! AYEEE!
Amazing. 

Not too long after that, it was time for me to depart. 
I really enjoy Java Joe's. I'm going again tomorrow after school. 

Thanks for reading!
-Jess

P.S. 
I really wish I had taken pictures. Maybe I'll film a video of the Nerd Herd hanging out there for the ShowsBeforeBros channel?? :)

Hello! Okay, so on one of my best friend's blog she did this tag thing, which seemed interesting so I'm gonna answer the questions myself! Whoo hoooo. Bandwagons!

1. Are you an artsy or sciencey person?
I would have to call myself more of an art lover than science. Like, yeah, science is everything, but art, man!

2. What’s your favorite study snack?
Nothing. I seriously cannot eat and study at the same time. Eating and working have to be two different events. 

3. Do you have any revision rituals (outfits, playlists, breaks)?
I basically work hard-core for a long while, and then when the stress starts getting to me, I switch out of the google docs tab that I'm working on, and then scroll through tumblr or watch a youtube video or something. While working, I do like to have some background noise, so music is a nice thing to have. 

4. What degree/college course are you taking/aspiring towards?
At the moment, I really like Art History. 

5. Does listening to music help or hinder your studying?
Yaassss. Music helps. It keeps my mind sane. I usually listen to alternative rock or 80s music. I have a couple playlists on Spotify that I listen through. It's fun working, and then relieving some of the stress by intensely singing along to Want You Back by the Jackson 5. (OOOH BABY GIVE ME ONE MORE CHAANNCCEEE.) 

6. Do you prefer to study alone or with friends?  
ALONE! It's the only way I'll keep focus. When I'm with friends, we tend to get off task, and end up not doing much studying at all. But hey, at least we had fun not studying?

7. What academic achievement are you most proud of?
Humm... Managing to get a B in Spanish 2 Honors. That class was awful. I hated it so much, and my teacher gave me anxiety, so the fact I've managed to avoid a C amazes me. 

8. What’s your favorite subject?
Art History! Well, I'm not taking that class anymore, and since it's an unpopular subject, there are no other art history classes. Out of the ones I'm learning now? I'd say just regular history. 

9. Is there a subject that you regret taking/not taking?
In freshman year, I took a 'computer graphics and design' class, assuming it'd be like creating logos or something. Nope. It was designing tools on computers. BOOORRRINNG. My little anxious self didn't have the courage to go to guidance and switch out, so every morning of my freshman year started out in misery. Like, I was the only female, and all the boys sat together, conversing, while I sat alone, at my own table. Alone. Awful. 

10. Who/what inspires you?
Good question. Who inspires me academically? Well, I know to get through AP English, I have Kevin Tran from Supernatural inspiring me, "Kevin never got to finish his AP classes, so I have to do this in his honor".  

11. Do you have any study tips that you swear by?
Do what works for you, I guess. Flashcards are my best friends.

12. What is your dream college?
Hahahaha, uhh. Why don't you ask me when I'm in college. It'd probably be that college. (Yeah I'm honestly not even considering what colleges I want to go to right now. I'm more of a 'live in the now. College is a future-Jess problem'.)

13. How many hours do you study a week?
I never really keep track... It depends on if there are any tests or anything. Just however long it takes to review all the info once or twice.

14. What do you use to reward yourself?
Food. For the last lab report I did, after answering a question, I allowed myself to take a bit of an air-head. It was delicious and effective haha.

15. How do you take notes?
Yes! How else am I going to keep track of the info?

16. What is the one school supply that you can’t do without?
Planner. My life would be lost without it. Plus I'd forget to do a lot of homework assignments if I didn't have it with me. 

17. Do you have something/ someone that keeps you motivated?
My friends. Marianna especially. She gives very good threats if she finds out I'm procrastinating. Also my friend Amy sends me this video sometimes. 

18. When do you study, in the morning or evening?
Evening. I never have time in the morning to do anything that isn't getting dressed, brushing my teeth and getting breakfast. 

19. Where do you like to study?
At my desk in my bedroom. 

20. What is one skill/ talent you have that helps you be a better student?
I know my limits.  

21. What is your dream career?
Honestly? I don't know. Something to do with art history, I guess. There aren't a lot of careers that deals with that, exactly though. 


22. How long does it take you to finish homework every night?
I'm usually only assigned homework in Chemistry, English, and Algebra. Algebra and Chemistry combined doesn't take long. Maybe an hour cumulatively. English, however, is a whole other story. English can take from 2-8 hours to complete. In past year, the questions we were asked in homework could easily be found within the text. In this class, you actually have to use your brain and interpret the work. Questions wouldn't be "What did X say about his classroom experience?" It's more like "How did the teacher's teaching methods affect her students? Is it an effective way of teaching?"
Lots of brain-hurting thinking, man. But, hey, I did sign up for this. Also, I gotta do it for Kevin Tran!

Okay, thanks for reading!
-Jess

Hello. 
I was just discussing with my friends, the ones made through GISHWHES last year, how much has changed in such a short period of time. How the six of us, me, Amy, Rosa, Bailey, Vicki, and Marianna started out as a group of barely-know-you acquaintances (save Rosa and Amy) to people who could share a conversation so deep, and intimate (is that the right word? Not in a romance-y way. Just like in a real close, trusting way). It's amazing. And how did we come together? GISHWHES.
If it weren't for that brilliant event, I wouldn't have the friends I have today. I wouldn't be the same person I am today. I would probably still be on the tilting world of depression, severe anxiety, and loneliness. Yeah, I had Amy and Rosa, but at that time, they've spent a lot of time hanging out together without thinking to invite me. So my freshman year of high school consisted a lot of lonely internet browsing. A lot of Netflix, as well.
I was already friends with Amy from elementary school, and Rosa more recently. from the last year of middle school. I've known Bailey vaguely. I've thought of her as 'one of Roxanne's cool friends'. (Because in my head, Roxanne's a lot cooler than me haha). Vicki I've also known vaguely. Haven't really thought much of her. Marianna became acquainted with each other in 8th grade as well, and plus we sat near each other in English for some time, as well as sharing a gym class.
I almost became friends with Bailey in the beginning of freshman year. During one of those ice-breaker things in English class, I said that I loved playing the Sims 3. Bailey, who sat behind me, was like "I love the Sims!" We then had a conversation together, and it was nice. I was honestly still intimidated by how 'cool' she was. I don't know. I was fresh out of middle school, gimme a break. Unfortunately after a few days, our teacher moved some seats, and Bailey ended up being put on the opposite side of the class. So, there goes that opportunity of friendship. Vicki was in that class as well, but as I mentioned before, I didn't pay much attention to her. Sorry Vicki.
Through facebook, though, I've managed to keep tabs from time to time on both mine and Bailey's growth in obsession over fandom things, like Sherlock and SUPERNATURAL. But yeah, the friendship opportunity was missed, so despite that, we didn't really talk much again in person since our seats have been separated. 

Come the summer, I'm scrolling through my tumblr, and am reading about something called 'GISHWHES'. Curiosity grows, and I check out the website. It seemed really cool, and asked Rosa and Amy if we should do it. This was about 2 weeks before the sign up time was closed. We decided against signing up for it. Saying "We can do it next year, I don't feel like spending $14, plus I don't know who'd be in our team."
A little less than 2 weeks later, I see myself tagged in this facebook update. 

Hello. So in my AP English class, we have to do these things called Socratic Circles. My class all arrange our desks into a circle, and we basically have a conversation about whatever text we've read most recently read. Now, this sounds pretty dandy. And it would be. Only I have one issue with these circles. We are required to speak up and voice our opinions at LEAST 7 times for an A. Doesn't sound too difficult right? Especially when these circles continue over the course of 2-3 days, yeah? No. Not for me. Not when you have a bad case of social anxiety, and just the mere thought of speaking up terrifies you. I've told my teacher this, briefly, saying "I just get so nervous" and she quickly replied before the circle session began, "Don't be nervous."
Okay. 
Thanks.
That helps me. 
(Not.)
We've completed one of these things so far. The first one, I've managed to speak up 4 times, which, honestly, is a miracle in itself. I got an F for the class grade, but, you know? Better than none. 
The class is currently still working on our second circle, which will end on Monday. One day one, I spoke... none at all. On the second day, I spoke up once, which, in my opinion, is an accomplishment in itself. I fumbled over my words, but I spoke. Like, that' still an utter failure of a grade, but just mustering up the courage to speak once made myself so proud of myself. I will take that F with stride. At least I know for sure I won't be scoring a 0 on this, which I was afraid of. 
I still have one more day to speak up more. I know I'd like to speak up at least 5 times? I kind of doubt I'll be able to do that, but I will honestly, genuinely try. 
Ugh, but the nerves are still so real. I tried to convince myself that it's no big deal. Like, walking to class I gave myself a little pep talk.
Pretend that everyone's talking you. 
Nobody cares if what you say is incorrect.
You're all in this together. 
If you speak up, you can guilt-free play the Sims for hours.
If you don't say anything at all, I FORBID you to eat whatever snack you have until it's lunchtime. 
Speak up. You can do this. Make yourself proud. You got this. 

Ugh.
Well, I'm really hoping that we aren't do so many of these circles. It'll be the death of my academic career if we do so many of these. My teacher has made a point that each one of us are going to be 'facilitators'. I'm not sure how many students are in my class, but there are two facilitators at a time. When the time comes for me to become one I am seriously going to DIE. I don't have any friends in that class! Who's gonna be my partner?? Everyone that I'm moderately acquainted with in that class already has an even closer friend.
The pains of being a junior in a senior class. There are two other juniors in my class, and of course, those two are friends with each other. Ugh.
The anxiety is real, man. I hope I'll survive this class. I'd really hate to have to drop down because of failing out of the class. It's these BLASTED SOCRATIC CIRCLES. I WAS FINE WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING ELSE. I CAN DO BUSY WORK. I ENJOY QUIETLY WRITING ESSAYS. I AM TOTALLY CAPABLE OF THAT. BUT SPEAKING ALOUD??? IN FRONT AND WITH THE REST OF THE CLASS??? THAT JUST PUTS ME IN PANIC MODE, MAN. IT'S AWFUL.
Why did I think I was capable of taking this class? I should've just taken a regular English class, man. Or Advanced Honors. College credit. Who needs that? Bleh. Ugh. Pain. 

Okay, that's all. I have English homework to work on. Bye. Have a good one.
- Jess

HELLO. Oh God, I just finished the Supernatural 200th episode special. It was truly very special. It just... yeah it made my fangirl shipping heart SIINNGGG. It was so great. I can't even describe. I had low expectations for this episode tbh. Like, a musical episode? How the hecksville are they gonna pull that off? Oh, they pulled it off. THEY PULLED IT OFF AND FLUNG IT TO THE NEXT DIMENSION, IT WAS SO GOOD. I AM SO HAPPY. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED MY OTP, DESTIEL, AND AHHUUUGHHH. SAM SHIPS IT. HE WAS EVEN COMING UP WITH SHIP NAMES FOR IT. DESTIEL. DEASTIEL. CASTEAN. AHHH AND THEN DEAN GOT ALL FLUSTERED. I MEAN WHEN THEY ALLUDED TO WINCEST, DEAN WAS LIKE "UH YOU KNOW THEY'RE BROTHERS, RIGHT?" BUT THEN WHEN THEY MENTIONED 'CASTEAN' WE GET A "SHUT UP." NO DENIAL THERE. AHHHHH. okay yeah. I just... I just love this so much. Okay, now what I need next is for Dean and Cas to have a scene where they do that thing where they stare at each other longingly, and then Sam just coughs and mentions their ship name. I would freaking LOVE THAT SO MUCH, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. OH GOD, AND WHAT IF CAS IS LIKE "WHAT IS DESTIEL?" and then dean is like "NOPE NOPITY NOPE" but Sam just happily complies and answers his question. OH MY GOD THAT WOULD BE HILARIOUS AND WONDERFUL AT THE SAME TIME UAUAHGUSOFJASF. 
Okay, so I need to calm down. I'm on, like, a Supernatural high right now. I am just so content with life. It doesn't even matter that I still have chem homework to finish. EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD IS JUST SO GREAT. AHHHHHH.

CARRY ON, MY WAYWARD SON. 
-Jess  

Hello. It was a pretty wonky week. I had off Sunday, Tuesday (Election Day), Thursday and Friday (Teacher's convention) and Saturday (today). So what did I do on my days off? Well, I'll give you three words. Danisnotonfire and AmazingPhil.