told you i was a nerd...

Remember here when I said I was a chemistry nerd?

Well here's some proof.

Yesterday I stayed after school til 6 with some of the other dedicated kids in my chem class for AP review. We discussed equilibrium constants.
Well, I got distracted and found out I can do this....

BrAuNErSrIThEr

Bromine

Gold

Nitrogen

Erbium

Strontium

Iodine

Thorium

Erbium

The sad part about this is except for Thorium and Erbium, I knew of all these elements. All the symbols and all the names...

Unfortunately, I cannot spell my first name, but I can spell my middle name...ONa (Oxygen and Sodium)

No one probably cares about this but...Whatever.

BTW... Today is FRIDAY. And this song brings me joy that can only be fulfilled by ridiculously catchy lyrics and extremely awful singing. I love it, and it's been stuck in my head all day... mainly because this morning I had the thought "today is Friday." It just went downhill from there.

chemistry is awesome,

Rebecca Black makes me happy,

and I am a nerd.

Mickaylaona

P.S. Tonight is LDS PROM! I am way psyched. Look out for tomorrow's post about it.

Yep, They're Coming.

Yes. Today is April 7th. Which marks a month till AP exams.

Chem--May 2nd

US history--May 6th

Statistics--May 11th

So, yeah. It's like a month.

If you know my mother, you may read her blog and may have seen this post...

Well life is kinda feeling like that again. But instead of all those books it's these three that rule my life.

 

Talking about AP tests remind me of last year, when I waited a little too long to start studying for AP tests. I remember the day I looked at my calendar and realized the test was only three weeks away, oh boy that was a scary day. At the time I was only preparing for ONE test, not three. (To all of you who plan on taking six or seven AP tests, congratulations, I have no idea how you do that) Well, I realized around that time that not only was the test only three weeks away, but on a THURSDAY, the day after wednesday, which was mutual day!! I decided right there that no matter how prepared I was when the time came, I would still go to mutual, I would still go to Seminary, and I would do all the things I was supposed to so that the Lord would help me when the time came. I studied for the test. I printed out reviews over the different major time periods (I wasn't cool enough to have study guides like this year). I went to Mutual, I went to Seminary, and on the morning of the test instead of cramming last minute names and dates, I read my scriptures. I wanted the Lord's help on my test, and when we knock he opens!! I did so well on the exam. I got a 4! I know that the Lord helped me on that test. I know it.

Well. Here we are again. This year I have made the same pledge. I will go to mutual, go to Seminary, read my scriptures, and along with that I will NOT study for AP exams on Sundays. Now this one is going to be hard... the chem test is on a MONDAY! But, I know the Lord can help me more than studying that day.

I guess starting a blog this close to AP exams was probably a bad idea (I have spent a lot of time blogging the last couple of days). But, studying is not as entertaining as writing about it.

Speaking of studying, or I guess the lack there of. Yesterday was a test in chemistry, I did awful, but from the looks of it, everyone did. And he grades us based on everyone else so hopefully I did better that 80ish percent of the rest of the kids in my class!

AP tests are lame,

the church is true,

life is great.

Mickaylaona

Pride of a Lion

After my introductory post I began to think about a word I used multiple times...proud.

The Book of Mormon associates pride with words such as puffed-up, lofty, and boastings. All words that...aren't good.

But I am proud. I am proud of being LDS. I am proud of my accomplishments. I am proud of who I am.
--and what's wrong with that?

"Pride can take many forms, all of them ugly"Ezra Taft Benson
                    Is my form of pride ugly?

NO! I found an awesome lady that asked the same question in September 1977 in the Ensign. Luckily her question got answered by someone who knows more about the gospel than me, and has the authority to write in the ensign.

"Because we tend to use words loosely, meanings get confused, and this is particularly troublesome when we talk of pride. In the positive sense, pride means self-respect. Used negatively, it becomes self-centeredness. Self-respect is sustained by an inner reservoir (the beginnings of which are developed by favorable interaction with parents and others), while pride seeks only external gratifications."

So that explanation is awesome, and helpful to my self esteem, but then of course they go on to talk about how easily "good pride" can turn into the awful dreaded "bad pride." and then they ended it with this quote about the "bad pride"...

Pride cannot exist where there is true self-respect. It cannot exist when there is a closeness to the Lord. Pride is evidence of a deep spiritual hunger that can be satisfied only by loving as Jesus loved, unconditionally, and by discovering the truth of his promise that “he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”

and i basically love that.

Also..

 Happy Birthday to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Summary: Being proud of yourself is different than having pride, due to difference in the meaning of the words. If we have faith and believe in Christ we will be ok. I love the gospel, it's true, and it's awesome.

So, the end. I learned something about being proud, thanks to LDS.org for keeping all the Ensigns on record so I don't have to go to my grandmother's basment (yep, she's got them.)

Thanks for listening,
Mickaylaona

Hello.

So..

For the last little while I have been a total blog creep. I should probably become followers on all the blogs I creep, but for now, ehh. Well, to the point, I have become such a good blog creep that I thought, "I should start blogging!" I have enough original thoughts, interesting stories, and strange ideas that I could write an interesting enough blog.

I guess introductions are necessary...

So.. this is me. 

I was recently converted to skinny jeans, also these red shoes are my current obsession...

I am LDS, and proud of it. Although it is always hard to explain what this building is...

Which is the houston temple, My favorite temple & the background on my phone.

I am loud, outgoing, and there are probably plenty of people who think i am completely obnoxious.

I am a senior in high school, sort of. I am graduating early so although my transcript has me listed as a senior I really am a Junior. High school is lame.

I am the oldest of six. 

Isn't my family cute?

I am a total chemistry nerd. I am in AP chem, and like my religion, I am proud of it.

I appreciate grammar, have a distaste for exclamation marks and all caps, and prefer to write in pen.

When I was like 12 I was notorious for talking a lot, but for the most part I have calmed down...

Umm... I am a big fan of Personal Progress and journal writing. I guess blogging is pretty much public journal writing. (That's a wierd concept.)

Well, that's all I can think of for now. Hopefully as you read on you will learn plenty more wonderful things about me. 

Mickaylaona,

the proud blogger for Mickayla Mormon.