Cell Model Project and Drama Starting

Hey y'all!

Yesterday I had my Cell Model Project due in my Biology lab.  We've had since the third week in November to start it, and we could make it with whatever we wanted.  A lot of people did Styrofoam, boxes, modeling clay, the usual.  There were also several people who made cakes.  I decided to do the impossible-- Jell-O!  :]]  The reason why this is NEARLY impossible is because Jell-O doesn't last very long, and it's not very forgiving.  You make a wrong cut, and there's no way to fix it.  So the day before SHEEP (Wednesday) I had to spend about two hours making my project.  I was really hoping and praying that it would turn out right, because if it didn't then there was no "Plan B."  Luckily, it worked out perfectly!  Check out the picture:

Ain't she a beauty?  The problem is, by the time I got to SHEEP, the green around the edges had soaked into the Jell-O.  It looked pretty messy, but it was still pretty.  The teacher really loved it, but somehow I managed to overlook on the grading sheet the part that said "Cell Parts Description- 20 points."  Are you serious?  So when I got home I immediately wrote one out and emailed it to her.  She said she was adding on to my grade for it, praise the Lord!  I almost died of a heart attack.  :[[

Drama is starting TONIGHT!  Yes, I said TONIGHT!  I am so so so so so so SO happy!  I'm excited and nervous and fluttery and eager!  Why can't I stop using exclamation marks!!!  Now you can see how much I love drama!  I love acting, I love rehearsing, and I love costumes.  But there's one thing I don't love-- performing.  I have awful stage fright that I'm trying to work with.  You know, I don't think it's even stage fright.  I have this obsession with being perfect, and I'm always afraid that I'm not.  Therefore, making me worried on stage (or even just rehearsing).  I'm so vain, I can't help but think that all the people are looking at me and expecting me to be perfect.  *sigh*  
~Alyssa

Fritzy and Barnie

Fritzy has been much more adventurous and trusting the past two days-- yay!  He's actually coming out from under the bed by himself!  I know, it's sad that I'm getting really excited over that.  But anyways, he's also coming out to let us pet him and he's exploring upstairs.  Barnie is actually getting along with Fritzy, too.  Our last cat, Gisele, would hiss and growl like a mountain lion every time Barnie got near.  The only problem is, Fritzy likes to rub himself over Barnie and Barnie doesn't like that.  It's pretty funny, but also sad because Barnie is always rejecting him.  They are playing with each other and pouncing on each other without fights, so praise God!  They like each other!  :]]  Victory!

 Fritz is the small one staring at the camera... he was still scared of me when I took this picture.  He only weighs 7 pounds!  Barnie weighs 13.

 He is really, really playful.  I love watching him play, he's adorable.

 This was when he was pouncing on the hanger.

Whenever Barnie starts batting at Fritzy or something, Fritz always lays down really quick and rolls over on his belly.  He's saying, "Chill out!  You're the dominate one!"  It's really funny.

Everything is going to be starting up again this week.  Winter break was no fun because I was just sitting around the house all day.  Now this week my SHEEP classes and drama class start up again.  Then next week I have my public speaking class (yippee) is starting up.  I love being busy!  

~Alyssa