Circumstances kept me away, but I'm back for now, I think.
So it's been almost five weeks of school, I think. Maybe four. I don't really keep count... But my schedule is cemented to the point where I can use my photographic memory to get to place to place, and not really rely on remembering the room numbers (Always a problem when I have to sign a pass or something, but I hate paperwork and avoid it at all costs anyway.)
So our schedules are split up between odd and even classes, I think I mentioned that before. A bulleted update is as follows:
-I have 3 English classes, so I'll be earning 3 English credits this year. I only need four to graduate. Woo for me!
-Photo II is not so much a class anymore as it is a studio job. My inner pretentious voice likes to say I am the executive know-it-all (Because I am) and authority on all digital cameras, plus computer software. Which is true.
-As Photo II is mostly us catering to the rest of the school for all its photojournalism needs, I've been asked to go to a couple away games and take sports photos. I don't know if I will, but it's an offer and that itself makes me happy.
-Journalism I is possibly one of my more boring classes. (Along with US History and Algebra, all of which happen on the same day) And while I can understand the necessity of learning the history of Journalism, I just wish we could write more. Learning about Tinker and Hazelwood, and the parts of a newspaper are fun up to a point...
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As for recently, nothing has really happened. Today, Mom took Dad to Lake Tahoe for his birthday, so the Grandparents are here to supervise my brother and I. All was well until I got to my sixth period class, and I had to leave to go calm Fletcher down as he was having a meltdown. I came in and he was sweating and red, but he wasn't screaming or hitting. Mr. Balint, his 'teacher', was holding him and walking him around the cafeteria while four other people- two more Special Ed teachers, plus the campus Policeman and a Hall Monitor (I mean, seriously? The campus police?) Just stood there and watched. One of them tried to stop me, but I just kind of barked at him, "I'm his sister."
Everything went okay. He was calm. Mr. Balint was rubbing ice packs over Fletcher to calm him down while the other teachers asked me if there was any certain way to calm him down. I couldn't think of any that would not be socially and publicly distracting (I.e., pinning his arms behind his back or something, which is sometimes necessary when he's violent enough) so I just said no.
So I asked Fletcher what he wanted.
"Go home,"
"Fletcher, we can't go home. Mommy and Daddy aren't there, but Grandma and Grandpa will be there when we get off the bus. Then we can have pizza. Do you want pizza for dinner?"
"Marco's".
"Yep. We'll have Marco's Pizza for dinner."
And the administrators standing by looked at me in almost awe. It was really uncomfortable for me to see their reactions, like I was speaking to some wild animal and magically calmed him down. I know it's difficult to work with kids like my brother... but when I have to be pulled out of my class to do something they should be able to handle, it makes me feel wary.
I make it sound a lot worse than it really is. In the end, my Grandpa came and picked us up. I left with them without even signing out, so the school is probably going to call me and once again warn me about being truant, if I'm truant more than three times blah blah blah go to court, all that jazz. I'm sitting at home now, typing this up. Fletcher's calm, grandparents are sleeping. It's quiet, and the weekend is about to start... hope it goes better than it began.
PS:
SEASON THREE OF AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER STARTS TONIGHT!!
I have been waiting for MONTHS I am so stoked. This show is the best kids show I've seen in a long time. It's taken the space in my heart that used to be occupied with shoes like Fullmetal Alchemist and Cowboy Bebop. If you haven't followed it this far, you should pick up the DVDs and watch them. Great characters, great story, great animation. Great HEART. The biggest thing lacking in kid's shows today.
So watch it! I demand it! Great for all ages. :)
At long last, after years of waiting and weeks of suspense, last night just felt like Christmas... Boyfriend and I were so excited we could hardly sleep (even though I ended up dozing while we texted back and forth) And finally... 
