Week Six A- Names and Me.

My name is not in the data base for this site but I know where it came from. My name, Mackeigan, was my grandmother's madden name. She is from Canada originally but moved to Florida where she met my grandfather. Not long after they met they moved to IL where his parents lived.

My parents always new I was going to be a girl but they were going to name me Jessica. I have nothing against Jessica's, but think about it...Jessica just wouldn't fit me.

Even though my name is really long I love it. It's just so unique and I don't have to worry about being confused about who people are talking to like a lot of other people are. I wouldn't change it for the world.

Week Five A- If I were a color, I would be...

If I were a color, I would be blue. The color blue is calming yet classy. It shows elegance, and taste. For me blue is my birthstone so it just comes naturally that my color would be blue. It reminds me of water...something vital to life. Not only do you need it to live but it is also there to skate on or swim in, or even dance in (when it's in the form of rain). Blue is spunky and lively but calming and relaxing also. When you want to get away blue is the perfect color to think about. So blue just fits me =)

Week Four A- Influences on you.

I believe that the people and things we surround ourselves with influence us the most. We tend to act a lot like our friends and family...for instance have you ever heard someone say you are just like your mom. Well this, to me, means that you act just like her or you have picked up what she does and imitated it over the years. After a while of imitating others you tend to just do it on your own and it's not yours but it's you. So I would say the environment you live in has the biggest impact on you as a person.

Week Three A- My Movie.

If I could be in any movie I wanted to then I would want to be in a comedy. I love making people laugh, although I'm not really the on stage type. My costars would defiantly be my family. If you were to watch my family for just a little while at a family function then you would think we were a comedy. It's really funny how we all tend to agree and disagree at random and no one really has good reason. The best place for my comedy would be at my house in McLean. I have a large house and it's still under construction so there are many things to think about and laugh over.

Week Two A- Halloween Costums

I can only really remember two of my Halloween costumes from the past. I was an Indian when I was 10 years old. My brothers where also Indians that year; we were like a little tribe. It was a good experience and we like to look at it as if we were family bonding. I was also a clown when I was 8. My face was painted and my grandmother made my costume. She said it was almost as bad as my cousin’s polar bear costume. She has made my costumes for me every year except the past two years. I guess as you get older it should kind of be more your responsibility.

Week One A- Music and Me.

The music I listen to expresses me. I tend to listen to all different types of music but the one type that really gets me is acoustic. I think acoustic is original for music. It shows that you are good artists, because you have to be good at singing and playing the guitar to be a good acoustic artist. MY generation is manly defined by rap. Rap does have a lot of things that are not respectable but this will just show that we are expressing our selves and don't care what other people think. Other generation will probably say that we are just disrespectful and don't care about ourselves. This could be the case but I think it has more to do with trying to show we are different from others.

Week Six- Setbacks to Comebacks.

In my life, I like to go by the thought that you should forget the risk and take the fall if it's what you wanted then it's worth it all. So I say I have had many comebacks, but I don't see the setbacks. I think if you focus on the things that already happened and you regret then you are living in the past. You can't change something that has already happened so why worry about it, just learn from it. I have done some things that are risky. One thing that I can think of that I did kind of risky is moving to a new school in my second year of high school. I had friends and family that I left behind but I think that moving helped me to realize that I was trying to be something I'm not. Now I can be myself all the time and I'm not trying to impress anyone but myself. I don’t know if you would say that is a setback that set me up for a comeback or not, but I do think it as something to push me forward in life.

Week Three- Olympia school.

Olympia High school is kind of new to me but for the most part I think I can answer any questions you might have about this school. To start with, the way people talk varies from person to person. I really haven't seen anything stay the same. I do notice people are more laid back and relaxed around school. As for things people say I have heard anything from "totally rad" to "you would". The people who say these things can be of all types. We have the preps, the the jocks, the goths, and many others. The only thing I really don't see much of is gangsters. Which I would say is a good thing speaking we are not anywhere near a big city. People dress to match their group, for instance the preps usually where name brand things and always look nice. People also tend to ct a lot like the people that they hangout with. Most of the people I know that go to the same churches tend to act the same or have some of the same believes. The best thing I would same about Olympia is you can be your self and not many people say anything about it. The worst thing would defiantly be that it has people from many towns so you could live quite a ways away from your friends. Olympia is a great school and is a lot of fun. Then again, I did just move here.

Week Two- Who I would like to meet.

If I could meet anyone I wanted to then I would want to meet my great grandpa, Angus Mackeigan. He is my grandmother’s dad and died when she was only five years old. I don’t really know much about him, only that he was a really great man. Some things I would want to ask him are as followed:
• What was your life like as a kid?
• How what did you do as you started to grow up?
• Did you want to enlist in the military?
• Would you say you lived a good life?
• Did you get to spend much time with your kids?
• When you met my great grandmother what was the first thing you thought?
• When did you meet my great grandmother?
• Did you want that many kids?
I really wish I would have gotten to meet him and my grandmother would have been able to spend more time with him.

Week Five- Transcendentalist- Me.

If I were to take a trip like this then I would want to go to an area in Navasota, Canada. In this place I hope to see lots of open plans and trees, some flowers, and tamed plant. Other organisms I hope to encounter are various animals. These animals could be anything from a cat or dog to a fox or bear. I really want to spend my time there because it is a very beautiful place. The wild life is tamed but still natural. The weather is any other thing I love about this place. Even on hot days the atmosphere is good. Some bad things that might happen while I'm there could be; encountering a bear, or just having a lot of bad weather and not being able to be outside. I expect that I would be a lot calmer and life would have a meaning. My time would be spent on more meaningful things. I most defiantly would not want to come back because everything out there is just so clear and simple. Life would just be better.

Week Four- Dumb Laws...

A state law requires that a man's female companion shall call him "master" while out on a date. The law does not apply to married couples.
This is discrimination to females. It is just like saying that males are better than females and should have all power over them.

You are not allowed to break more than three dishes per day, or chip the edges of more than four cups and/or saucers.
What if someone is really clumsy? They might drop more than 3 or crack more than 4 by accident.

No one may catch fish with his bare hands.
The Native Americans used to do this and there is no reason people should not be able to do so now. It does not harm any animals, except the fish that is being killed.

Shoelaces must be tied while walking down the street.
What if your shoes are not made to be tied? Skateboarding shoes are a perfect example of this...young people don't usually tie skateboarding shoes, the laces are just tucked in.

You may not curse inside the city limits.
What about freedom of speech?? This is going against the constitution. People can say anything they want to and it may be unethical but it is not illegal.

Week One- How do you feel about school so far this year?

So far this year, I feel very confident about school. Being at a new school is different but fun. This school is not really anything like my old one, Roxana High School, which is good. Starting new and fresh is nice after a bad freshman year. So far my classes have not been too hard or boring and most of my teachers are really nice. This semester my favorite class is English 2 with Mr. Brigham. In that class we learn so many new things everyday and it's always exciting. Falling asleep in English is not always that hard but Mr. Briggs makes the class lots of fun. My least favorite class this semester is probably physical science with Mrs. Mohr. It's not that she is a boring teacher, because she's not, but I'm just not really into science. Other than teachers and classes, Olympia has a lot to offer: clubs, sports, and other extra curricular activities. Currently I am not in any of them but I do hope to be in a few next year, and basketball in the winter. This is what I think of school so far this year.