Clearing a Few Things Up

April 12, 2006 at 12:44 PM

I seem to be deceiving quite a few people on here, so I figured I should post some general facts about my life on here.

1. I am not a genius. I am freakin' insane, but certainly not a genius.

2. I am a sophomore in a rigorous college prep correspondance school. Everyone in it works hard. You have one of two choices 1) you get everything done on time with a B+ average or 2)you take a full year to do your work and keep a high A average. I take the first choice, to maintain what sanity I have left.

3. Seven courses: English (advanced grammar, writing book analyses essays, poetic analysis, and creative writing), World Literature (advanced reading of European texts, more book essays), European History (from the Neolithic revolution to WWII), Latin II (my second year of the language my father claims is "not dead but eternal"), Biology (self-explanatory), Moral Theology (I'm Catholic), Algebra II (a.k.a. hell).
I get a credit a year for music too.

I hope that's cleared all these misconceptions up. Yes, I work hard, but I'm no genius. Just an ordinary Joe (or rather Jane) like everyone else.

~natasha

From Ben Clapton
Posted on April 12, 2006 at 1:10 PM

I wouldn't say you're average. Heck, I wouldn't say anyone on this board is average. From buri's obsession with prunes (which hasn't been mentioned for a while it seems), to Bram's obsession with rare concerto's, to Sydney's obsession with getting Joshua Bell on Oprah, everyone on this board is no-where near average.

It's great to know who you are, but I definately wouldn't say you're average.

From Sydney Menees
Posted on April 12, 2006 at 1:19 PM

Ahhhhhh! When will it end?! When Joshua Bell is on Oprah, of course ;-)

Any chance that you could come to the Verbier Festival Acadamy next year? It's extensively chamber music (something I need to brush up on) and will the prima coaches (including Hilary Hahn!) not to mention all the swell concerts (too many to list, but Ilya Gringolts, Hahn, Bell, Soumm, Isserlis, Vengrov...) and beautiful location (Switzerland). It's 900 Swiss moneys (haha, I don't know) plus a plane ticket, but WOW! Zowiee! I wanna go so bad!!!

From Sydney Menees
Posted on April 12, 2006 at 1:23 PM

PS - I agree with Ben. Nobody on this board is average. Especially not you!

From bill _
Posted on April 12, 2006 at 1:38 PM

Some are below average. And Vanessa Mae RULES!

From Colleen Russo
Posted on April 12, 2006 at 5:06 PM

haha you are no where near average... i was just watching oprah about how dumb highschoolers are.... wow... yeah you are in the top top percent!!!! SERIOUSLY

From Karin Lin
Posted on April 12, 2006 at 5:11 PM

Your dad is right. Latin will serve you well. (I studied it, and as a result it took me less than 2 years to become fluent in Spanish, and I can usually get the gist of something written in French or Italian even though I've never studied them.) What's the name of the correspondence course? Dunno if it'll still be around by the time my daughters are your age, but I'm collecting data. :)

From Ella Gunn
Posted on April 12, 2006 at 7:34 PM

algebra is magical... dont diss it.

From Linda Lerskier
Posted on April 12, 2006 at 10:20 PM

Magical? Algebra? Not the way my teacher teaches it.

Natasha- You left out cooking chocolate muffins as a course. That should be worth 3 credits.

From Natasha Marsalli
Posted on April 13, 2006 at 5:05 PM

Ah, right you are Linda. Then consuming muffins should be six credits. Monthly.

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