School + Condoms
One downside to having a teacher more than once is that they already know everything about you when you walk in the door. For instance, I had my English 12 teacher two years ago for English 10. And because he knows his former English 10 students and nobody else in the class, we’re the ones who get called on the most. There’s nothing I hate more about school than having to answer questions in front of the entire class… especially if I’ve been day dreaming.
My first few days of senior year have gone smoothly, aside from all of the stupid gossip. The homework load has been extremely light, and I’m hoping it will stay that way. I’m feeling senior-itis coming on…
In the headlines: Study finds high rate of errors in condom usage …hahaha. I guess the subject isn’t really a laughing matter, but that article reminded me of the health class teacher in Mean Girls: “Don’t have sex. Because you will get pregnant… and die. Don’t have sex in the missionary position. Don’t have sex standing up. Just… don’t do it, promise? Okay, everybody take some rubbers.” What a funny movie.
I’m in the mood to check out some new blogs. If you know any interesting ones, please comment with the links. Please note that I enjoy cleancut designs and intelligent writing. (PS: Don’t just suggest your own website.)
Thank you for all the comments on the past entry. I don’t know where they’re all coming from, but I’m going to try my best to return each and every one.
Scott. 17. Male. Capricorn. 12/30/1987. Class of 2006. Georgia, USA. Honest. Sarcastic. Liberal. Interests: journalism, tennis, webdesign, message boards. Music: The All-American Rejects, Jack's Mannequin, Something Corporate, Sugarcult. Movies: Donnie Darko, Garden State, Mean Girls, Saved!, The Breakfast Club.
shelby Said:
on August 20, 2005 at 10:18 pm
glad that school is going good for you!!! ahh omg, i lovelovelove mean girls!! it was some funny shit!! =D
Alex Said:
on August 20, 2005 at 2:45 pm
Good luck on your senior year! I, much like you, hate being called on in class, especially if I know that I have absolutely nothing intelligent to say on the matter and probably never will…
On condoms: a couple of years ago, a friend of mine here in Kansas got a 4-day suspension for showing a friend of hers how to properly use a condom in the girls’ bathroom in HS. How absurd is that?! Damned Bible Belt…
Alyssa Said:
on August 20, 2005 at 2:24 pm
I hate reading in front of the class. I just hate being in front of my class. So you think you’re unlucky having your English 12 teacher two years ago? Well, I’ll be having the same classmates until the end of grade 8 (I’ve had ever since grade 5). Oh the torture.
Mean Girls, I love Mean Girls. It’s so hilarious and funny. And if the gym teacher told the students to have sex, how come he was making out with the Asian girls?!
shahi Said:
on August 20, 2005 at 6:59 am
hahaha mean girls is great. that line in the film makes me think of julian casablancas lol.
(wow it feels so weird commenting on a site that’s not a livejournal these days)
Niklas Said:
on August 20, 2005 at 6:05 am
Oh, I forgot:
I love Mean Girls!
Dee Said:
on August 20, 2005 at 12:35 am
The first week is the best. I remember when I was in high school…sheesh.
All I can say about having a teacher repeat is you POOR thing. Try having a teacher sophmore year, and then have him place you in an AP class, and then tell your future teachers about you! So for the next two years afterwards not only are your teachers like “Oooh, I’ve heard alot about you,” but the culprit (your sophmore teach) pops in with a nudge nuge and a wink. So daydreaming? a definite no-no. HA! Mean Girls was too funny! I wish I had some sites to offer, but the internet seems a little dead lately.
jenn. Said:
on August 19, 2005 at 2:15 pm
dooce.com is hilarious if you’ve never read it before.
Adi Said:
on August 19, 2005 at 1:53 pm
hey scott! haha yeah mean girls is so funny
i dunno how its in america but in my senior we didnt had any homework at all…
have a nice day :p
rebecca Said:
on August 19, 2005 at 10:28 am
hiya
nice that the first days have gone smoothly 
mom went today to get me the books I needed so everything should be ok now.
My first week was quite nice. we didn’t get so much homework which is just good
you asked if it was nice in finland:
i just would have wanted the warmness to come here last week when it was still holiday but whatever! perhaps i shouldn’t complain and just enjoy the sun while it lasts! cheers 
i think it’s pertty cool
in the winter (if we’re lucky!!) we get quite alot of snow which is cool!! Sometimes i just wish it would be warmer here in the winter and wouldn’t have to use the thick coats…
today it has been really hot which is nice but makes me feel lazy
JULIE~* Said:
on August 19, 2005 at 2:38 am
I agree, Mean Girls was an amusing movie. I love that guy, he’s such a crack-up. *Sigh.* I bet you will start getting a lot of homework and such. They’re always easy on you at the beginning of the year, then they’re like “AHAHAHAHA, everyone and their mother does homework!” Erm, right…
Erin Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 9:09 pm
ok, i don’t know what happened there, but what i really wrote was:
mean girls =
Fantasy Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 9:09 pm
I hate having the same teacher twice because like you said they know everything about u ..i have this one english teacher who is going to be my english teacher again this year for the 3rd year around ..it really sucks
I never saw the movie ‘Mean Girls but i really want to see it , it looks funny.
Erin Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 9:04 pm
mean girls =
Stephanie Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 7:02 pm
Thanks for the comment, Scott. Can’t wait till I’m a senior, mostly because I’ll be 18 my senior year. Haha, you said condom.
lindsAy Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 12:37 pm
A blog that always entertains me is Li’s. thundercake.com. Her writing style is intelligent but fits into a class of it’s own. She is very opinionated, yet very amusing =)
Sigrun Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 12:20 pm
Ugh, I know how you feel. You can’t hide in class when the teacher knows you from before. But it’ll pass. I had my first day at my senior year today. It was awesome.
You reminded me that I want to see Mean Girls so bad, I have to rent it sometime.
Alice Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 11:04 am
gah i hated that in school, wheni got the same teacher the next year .. it completly sucked, especially when you are the one asked the questions. lol daydreaming
sadly gossip comes inbuilt with schools and you cant get away from it, wish it was possible though.
omg i want to know what idiots cant get it on right! lmao means girls was a cool movie, had a lot of laugh moments considering its tweeness
xxx
Anya Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 9:50 am
Oh nvm, she just commented before me, I didn’t get to see yet lol sorry bout that.
Christina Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 8:03 am
I fail to understand how some people can’t put it on properly, it’s so easy! XD Oh I love that movie
Skylar Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 7:44 am
Since I have no experience with condoms, that article isn’t exactly my choice of reading. But it is kind of funny, especially with your Mean Girls reference.
Im glad your schoolyear is starting off well. Im only a junior and I havent even started school yet, but I already have “Junior-itis”. The only major thing to worry about this year is SATs. And research. But aside from that…no applications, no college worrys….and finally some good classes.
I hate speaking up in class also, except in English because I love it. But when youre spacing out, you just dont want to be interrupted!
Niamh Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 5:51 am
I love mean girls, that film just cracks me up everytime I watch it.
Alana Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 2:50 am
hahah that article about condoms is interesting. You’d think they’d be so simple… damn tricky little buggers!
Good luck with your senior year! I hope whatever was bothering you before worked out alright.
Brandie Said:
on August 18, 2005 at 12:32 am
Mean Girls, love that movie. Hallarious.
I don’t like being called on. I’m usually quiet, and it figures that teachers always seem to call on me to read or answer questions. It’s good that your senior year is going alright so far. I bet it feels pretty good to be one. ;D
Nancy Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 11:56 pm
That sucks that you get called on more, but the upside to having the same teacher again is that you know them well and usually they’re nicer and joke around more with you. Well, at least in my experience. =P Mean Girls… seriously has to be one of the funniest movies ever. Okay, everybody take some rubbers… that line just makes the whole scene pure comedy gold, haha. Thanks a ton for linking me! I’d link you back, but the links page isn’t up yet haha. But I definitely will when I work on it. Fantastic site, it’s really nice and neat and easy on the eyes.
Connie Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 11:29 pm
heh, ‘mean girls’ certainly was an interesting movie, it’s something to watch if you need a laugh.
i’d have so mnay websites to suggest if they weren’t all dead now, which aren’t really great to read then. i dunno if you read dooce? that’s always intelligent and entertaining, along with dumb-witness, which might be kind of gone, but a weblog might subsist somewhere…
Toney Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 10:57 pm
OH GOD! i hate when a teacher calls on you to make you answer a flippin question infront of the entire classroom… knowing especially when you have been day dreaming.. yes it’s a problem. lol. anyways, mean girls is a rad movie
later.
Cari Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 10:08 pm
haha “you will get pregnant and die” lmao I love mean girls. I get a good laugh out of it every time I watch it.
Im a senior in my school this year to. lmfao. 8th grade. thats sad. My school only has 3 grades in it.
Amber Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 8:25 pm
I had the same English teacher twice in high school. I had her for junior year and then senior year. She always called on me more then anyone else. I know how you feel.
JOHN Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 6:15 pm
vividblurry.com
fantastic!
Gregory Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 4:58 pm
Regarding your comment:
“Well, maybe I’m just oblivious to the whole internet scene because I don’t surf
websites often, but I think your assumption is wrong.”
My assumption is more of a perspective. I have grounds for it all. Again that was my opinion on it.
I’m sorry if you felt bothered by it. I meant no harm to your feelings, or reputation (or ashley’s). So I appologize if you felt this way.
“It’s possible that people actually enjoy my site and Ashley’s site, just like people enjoy yours. ”
Yes, I agree. Some people might. Others even told me they link you so that on google searches their name might show up, or you might link them back for hits.
Now about your entry.
I’m glad you came to see my blog. I was actually happy to see I finally got a comment from you. Most people feel that you’re a snob. I hear a lot of “I HATE SCOTT” yet they never give me plausible reasons. I assumed envy. So it’s good to know that you don’t hate me, and had enough balls to come leave a comment.
Error in condom usage? I have to laugh. They have diagrams on the packages now for that reason. If you can’t figure it out, don’t have sex!
Mean girls is a great movie although I resemble the personality of regina. I’m a freaking A-hole when I want be. Yet so can anyone else.
So thanks again for your comment and I hope you have no hard feelings from my entry. I mentioned you in good terms. I mean I din’t say you sucked, I hate you, or etc. I was reffering to other people who link to you for hits. Please forgive me if you still have some hard feelings.
Kim Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 4:01 pm
Glad to hear that things are going smoothly for you in for first week back =) It is weird to have a teacher more than once, I’ve had that happen before and it’s not the best, but at least you know the style that the teacher teaches in and that can be an upside to things, right? haha, Mean Girls is an awesome movie… so stupid and hilarious at once =)
Marlana Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 3:55 pm
Good school is going good for you, Scott! I hate having the same teachers over again. This year I will have the same teacher for Stage Production that I had last year for Drama I. Losers… But at least I know what I’m getting into and what I can and cannot get away with
Mean Girls was a funny movie, that article wasn’t exactly funny, per se.. but it was interesting. Take care.
Tania Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 2:49 pm
LOL! Yeah Mean Girls was a funny movie, I loved it. Well i’m starting high school so it’s gonna be a lil scary, at least its your last year.
Jody Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 12:33 pm
Yeah, I’ve had a teacher like that before….It really sucks. Haha, Mean Girls was funny. Hopefully, your homework load will stay the same.
Naco Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 12:02 pm
It’s always nice when you start school and you don’t get a lot of homework
I also hate it when a teacher calls on me, especially if I haven’t been paying attention blah. I had fun my senior year, and I’m sure you will too 
Although college is a whole lot better haha. Means Girls was a good movie, haha I love t he gym coach. Although I dont like Lindsay Lohan, even more so since she changed her look.
Sasha Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 11:42 am
Mean Girls
WTF. Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 11:39 am
UN BAN ME. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Danielle Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 11:29 am
I had english class for first period last year (my senior year) and it sucked. i basically had senior-itis the very first day. i figured since i worked so hard the years before who cares so that meant doing homework in class before the bell rings and staying up late the night before a project due…but its all fun lol.
CJ Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 10:45 am
Senior years I hear are smooth. It’s Grade 11 that’s suppose to be the hardest and most busy and all that. That’s what I’m entering this year. I start school on September 7th though. (Got out June 10th)
Sammii Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 8:55 am
Heehee I love Mean Girls, it’s my favourite movie! Anyway, some good blogs? I enjoy farandaway.org/weblog, jemjabella.co.uk, thundercake.com… um yeah :]
Jessica Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 7:56 am
I have a teacher from Debate I used to have for English a few years back.. Lucky me. Not only do I get called on all the time, I get picked on, used for examples, etc. It sucks, I know the feeling. I never saw Mean Girls, I’m such a loser. I haven’t seen Napoleon Dynomite either though (but I hear it’s lame anyway).. Oh well. So yeah, about those blogs.. you know, there’s this like super awesome one at intrigue.nu
Hah, Kidding. I’m sure you already know of any I’ve been to.. You’ve been around a lot longer.
Sarah Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 7:15 am
I love “Mean Girls.”
I really hope that your senior year will stay that way. I’ll pray for you. =P
Beth Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 6:35 am
I know exactly what you mean. I’ve had my English teacher for the past four years running, and it’s pretty sure that I’m going to get him again this year. It’s strange, this is my last year of high school too, but I’m only nearly 16. Yay for finishing school early in the UK.
Anyway, I love your layout.
Travis Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 3:41 am
oMgAHz Scottz lyke cHeCK out mY sItE~*~**~*. haha. Just kidding. heart. I was just talking about that part of Mean Girls earlier today… haha. Crazy. Good movie. Seems like the year is off to a good start.
Scott Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 1:47 am
LOL. Mean girls was indeed funny, even though Lindsey Lohan is overrated. Gotta love it. I’m glad the beginning of your senior year is going well, and as far as the homework load goes, it’ll get heavier. But you’ll never notice if you do it in other classes while the teacher rambles about nothing.
Mike Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 12:53 am
OMFG SECOND AGAIN I AM GOING TO GO CUT MYSELF! @(*#@(&(@#*@*#*$
Kristine Said:
on August 17, 2005 at 12:43 am
YAY! First one!
Look at the bright side, last year of high school! (Lucky you!) For sure, you’re not going to him in college (hopefully).
“Mean Girls” was definitely funny! I just love that movie!