A New Beginning:
The second grading period started, and I'm off to a great start. If things don't go your way at first, then you just got to accept it. Speaking of which, that was how I practiced acceptance this week. Hopefully, by keeping a positive mindset throughout this year, I'll be back to getting straight A's like I always used to get, because, unfortunately, I ended up getting a B towards the end of the grading period, which is super disappointing. For me, having a B in a class is like failing. Keep in mind I'm also taking two AP classes. Tomorrow I'm taking a test for Algebra II, and I'm expecting a 100. To get this, though, I need to be very prudent, because honestly, it's terrible when you look over something and you end up getting it wrong. I despise that as much as the next person. So, more prudence=more success, is what I am basically trying to say. Never let failures define you. The mistakes you make don't describe  who you are or the kind of mentality that you have. Trust me, I've fallen into that trap several times, and you just have to climb out of it(metaphorically speaking of course). To be honest with you, honesty this week was not practiced a lot. As a matter of fact, I've been considering that there are more virtues that I could substitute over honesty, since I'm doing well in terms of honesty for now. Anyways, this blog is going to be kept relatively short compared to the others, so I'll see you all later, and I'll give an update on how things are going the next few days. All the best, Alejandro

Breaking Ill:
This week has been very, very bad. There were a plethora of tests I did not get to take because of influenza(or commonly referred to as the flu). I haven't been able to practice any of my virtues as I've been sitting in bed practically all day with headaches, fevers, and congestion. Hopefully by Monday everything can return to normal, and hopefully medications such as Advil can rid this pestering virus. Anyways, because of this disease, I haven't been able to practice any of my virtues. I've mainly been praying that this goes away and I've been staring into space. There, of course, wasn't anyone to be honest to, and no way on Earth I could practice acceptance and prudence. There is no way I could be cautious about getting the flu( I was not around sick people, so I also find that to be fairly odd). By the ninth blog hopefully the civil war that is ensuing within my immune system is over, and I can finally return to school and make up all the work. Maybe by tomorrow things will get better and I can(at the very least) start one of the assignments, but right now I feel horrible. As a matter of fact, I'm wondering right now why I'm even bothering to type this right now. Not much has been happening, and I haven't been outside in a while.... and by a while I mean like almost two days. It feels as if I'm trapped in some sort of dungeon during the medieval times. Anyways, I'm going to keep this blog relatively short in hopes of recovering as promptly as possible. See you all next week.

Not Much Has Happened.....
This week has been pretty much  the same as last week, I'm not even kidding. If I were to compare this one with the last one, they were pretty much synonymous, except for the assignments. So, funny story. This week we supposedly had a history assignment due, but it got moved to next week, which was good because that meant I had more time to work on it. I freaked out and started asking people questions, until I saw gradebook. The 18th. Ok then. Anyways, this week we had multiple meetings for Science Olympiad, and hopefully sooner or later we finally get to compete. I'm new to Science Olympiad as a whole, so it's kind of exciting, but kind of concerning. Don't really know how everything is going to turn out. I guess that's what most people are scared of, the unknown. I don't blame them though. Anyways, back to the daily routine with these blogs. So the other day I walked inside my work room(I don't know that's just what I call it) and I noticed one of the staples from the stapler was missing. I searched for it everywhere, and finally found it on the chair. I was relieved, because you probably don't know this, but I have a pet that eats pretty much about everything. Prudence this week was dreadful to be honest. I should be more careful as to where I place my things. So the next time I unstaple a paper, I should place it carefully in the appropriate spot, and prioritize much better, this means that instead of rushing to finish a chore, I should be careful of where I place my own stuff. Anyways, honesty. I'm really good with this one. In all honesty though, it's super hard to lie when you have the proof right in front of you. Overall, this week I performed excellently in this virtue. I mean, I've repeated this so many times already that by this point you're like: We get it, Jesus Christ. But seriously, there is nothing to lie about. I mean, I didn't commit a felony or anything. Lastly, there's the matter of acceptance. I mean this week was pretty ordinary(to say the least) so there wasn't anything to really accept about the things around me, if that makes any sense. The usual, as always. Well, this blog is officially over. Stay tuned next week for even more ranting about whatever I can think of. Until next time, ''Hey-Yo Silver, Away!''(Bill Denbrough)

Just Another Week in the Life of a Human
This week has been great overall. Sure we took a bunch of quizzes, but they were all pretty easy. I have a stellar GPA so far so that it is very good to say the least. Anyways, aside from school related things(and boy do we have a lot of homework this weekend), I would like to elaborate more on my virtues. Honesty, honesty, honesty. It was really hard not to be honest this week to be completely honest with you(see? I just performed an act of honesty in this blog :)) and I managed to be honest about things that weren't school related. So, you're probably wondering, Well, what was it that you were honest about? I had to be honest that I left my phone at home right before getting into the car before being driven to school. Silly mistakes, why do they happen so often?(This question is rhetorical, as the obvious answer is that we are human). So, I wasted ten minutes of my time opening the door, scavenging through my drawers, only to finally find it(very glad I can rummage through things quickly). So after I closed the door I  sequentially practiced prudence(it basically means I practiced prudence right after I practiced honesty, sounds crazy, right?) Anyways, there's this dog, a dog which is essentially the equivalent of The Hound of the Baskervilles(Not really, but that dog really alarms you). Was outside, in the grass. One time I was running outside and the dog tried to bolt after me, barking a storm. Jesus Christ. Probably woke up all the little children sleeping  through half of the day. This time, however, I utilized critical thinking. I didn't run, but walked instead. Not only was I being careful, but I learned from my previous mistakes. A lot of successful people in life are prudent and are always cautious in not repeating previous mistakes again(which is also why we study history). Successful people also practice acceptance, which I practiced a fair amount. I accepted that being timid isn't all that bad, as long as it doesn't completely expel you from sharing great ideas, and that you shouldn't really be worried about what others think about in terms of what you say in class( I know, absurd when you think about it) Lastly, I just want to make it clear that these blogs help out a lot. They really do. I can process my daily actions in my life and I really do enjoy talking about them and improving upon them. I can also improve on my mistakes that I make frequently. Any questions or thoughts that you have, please feel free to leave them down in the comments below. Did not expect this blog to be this lengthy, might as well write the whole D.O.I. while I'm at it(I'll also try to reply to them if I can). Until next time, goodbye.

A Fairly Odd Week
So, a lot of things happened this week. Like an overwhelming amount. I had so many things to worry about it wasn't even funny. Now compare this to last week, which we honestly didn't have that many things to worry about. Compared to  last week, this week was kind of disappointing. For one, we were supposed to at least start rebuilding the fence after the hurricane, but we haven't gotten to, because there are so many other things to attend to in the house, and I mean it. A lot of things. Secondly, ever since the grading period is closer to reaching its end, I've been thinking more and more where I could be headed in the near future. God, I swear it hurts your brain trying to attempt to map out your future. I can't get too ahead of myself. And lastly, I've tried to talk to new people, but it kind of backfired. Well, everything doesn't always go your way. Especially when practicing prudence. You know, I'm very glad I revise things. Would've gotten a question wrong on a quiz if I hadn't had checked it over, and probably would've gotten stung with a bee. Yeah, about that. So, one day I was bored and decided to poke around with the flowers in my yard, and decided to mess around with a bee. Yes, I was that bored. I ended up running inside after getting chased around by an angry bee. Not going to lie, that was fun.... to an extent. This week I also approached honesty a bit differently. Instead of playing the ''I'm not going to lie'' card, I actually played the ''being responsible for my mistakes card.'' Sure, maybe I could've approached subjects a different way, or could've conversed with people a different way. When you think about it, there's so many people that could have so many of the great ideas that you share, but you're oblivious as to that fact. Moreover, I accepted that next week I should have a different perspective on things. Better myself, and approach life a bit differently. For me, life is kind of like the Bering bridge(metaphorically speaking of course), we try to get from one place to another, hoping to survive and improve on ourselves along the way. After all, that is why we're doing these blogs. To mark our progress in becoming better people. Until next time, bye.