Maria

I am tooo busy.

2006-01-11T13:08:00.000-08:00

Lately I have been taking on so much. Not just at school either, I told my grandma that I would plan most of the camping trip this year, which is harder than I thought. We are also going to be moving soon, it is a good thing. At school I amd on the student council, in the Roots & Shoots Club, and taking drivers ed. and that is before or after my normal classes. My friends have been great, and my boyfreind does not mind that somethimes I am too swamped to spend time with him. He is really great, no matter what my friends say. Oh to add to that I will be helping with the dance, that should be fun. Well g2g.

Maria

Sorry

2005-12-14T13:48:00.000-08:00

Hey every one,
Sorry that I have not written in a while, but I have been really, really busy with school and finals.
The teachers pied some of the students here today, it was soooo funny. It was a fundraiser for the snowboarding club. They did really good.
What are your plans for the Holidays? I am going to have 2 Christmas, one here at home. The other at my Gram's on New Years weekend, it will be fun. HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Maria

Trick-or-Treat

2005-11-01T11:17:00.000-08:00

Last night I took my sisters and my cousins trick-or-treating. They were so exited. My sister, Jessica, was in my witch costume. Thomas was a wizard, Gabe was a ninja, and Natalie was an adorable princess. My youngest sister was a sorceress. They had a lot of fun, and candy to last for a month. After The munchkins went home, I stayed at my poppop's house to hand out candy. We had a fog mmachine going, a stroug light, and scary music playing. I saw the cutest little boy, he was dressed as my favorite racecar driver, Dale Earnhart Sr. Ohh before I forget, I scared some teenager with my afro wig, the look on their face was priceless. Hope that you all had fun last night.
Maria

Through a Rapist's Eyes (No Joke)

2005-10-31T12:11:00.000-08:00

A close friend sent this to me, and I thought that I should share it with you.

This is important information for females of ALL ages. Guys - please
forward
to the female family and friends. When this was sent to me, I was told
to
forward it to my lady friends. I forwarded it to most everyone in my
address
book. My men friends have female friends and this information is too
important to miss someone.

A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what
they
look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle.
They are
most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other
hairstyle that can easily be grabbed . They are also likely to go after
a
woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common targets.

2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women
who's
clothing is easy to remove quickly . Many of them carry scissors around
specifically to cut clothing.

3) They also look for women on their cell phone , searching through
their
purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off
guard and
can be easily overpowered.

4) Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early morning, between
5:
00a.m. and 8:30a.m.

5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery
store
parking lots. Number two is office parking lots/garages. Number three
is
public restrooms.

6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman
and
quickly move her to another location where they don't have to worry
about
getting caught.

7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year
sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years.

8) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged
because it
only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you
isn't
worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or
other
similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.

Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the
attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these
guys
you're not worth it.

10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is
following
behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or
stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what
time is
it, or make general small talk: "I can't believe it is so cold out
here",
"we're in for a bad winter." Now you've seen their face and could
identify
them in a line-up; you lose appeal as a target.

11) If someone is coming toward you , hold out your hands in front of
you
and yell STOP or STAY BACK ! Most of the rapists this man talked to
said
they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not
be
afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

12) If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of
it and
carries it with him wherever he goes,) ! yell I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and
holding it out will be a deterrent.

13) If someone grabs you , you can't beat them with strength but you
can by
outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind,
pinch the
attacker either under the arm (between the elbow and armpit) OR in the
upper
inner thigh VERY VERY HARD . One woman in a class this guy taught told
him
she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her
and was
so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands - the
guy
needed stitches.

Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it; it
hurts.

14) After the initial hit, always GO for the GROIN . If you slap a
guy's
parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the
guy and
make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our
instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of
trouble.
Start causing trouble, and he's out of there.

15) When the guy puts his hands up to you , grab his first two fingers
and
bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on
them
as possible . The instructor did it to me without using much pressure,
and I
ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of
your
surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd
behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts!!!

You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if
the
guy really was trouble.

Maria

pic of friends

2005-10-28T13:22:00.000-07:00

Brainy, Rich, and Legaly. The girls are my best friends. I am the reason that they are in sepperable. They have their own blogs you should check them out. They are two of a kind.

PICTURE

2005-10-28T13:15:00.000-07:00

Here is a hint to the Question of the blog. This is me today for costume day. I was not in full costume though. Sorry
Maria

PICTURE

2005-10-27T14:43:00.000-07:00

I really like this picture. It is a beautiful sunset. This is the picture of the day.

The Dance!

2005-10-27T11:29:00.000-07:00

YAHHH!!
I get to go to the dance!! My parents said that since I found a ride, and I am not grounded, I can go to the dance. I am so happy. My freinds, Legaly and Brainy, will be so happy to know that. My boy toy will be there too.
Maria

sdarwkcab (backwards)

2005-10-27T07:28:00.000-07:00

Today is Backwards day at my school. I have my hair in front of my face, my shirt, pants and sweatshirt on backwards, my shoes are on the wrong feet, and my hat is inside out. I think that it is fun to have spirt week. Tomorrow is Halloween costume day it will me fun.

PICTURE

2005-10-26T13:42:00.000-07:00

I think that this will be a good logo for my school.This is not the finished version though. Tell me what you think.
Thanx,
Maria

Halloween

2005-10-26T13:19:00.000-07:00

Hey,
I need your help!I need to know is I should wear my 70's costume, or the witch costume to the dance saturday. The 70's costume is Bright Yellow, and the witch is black and green. So comment on what I should wear please!!!
Thanx,
Maria

Maria

2005-10-26T12:42:00.000-07:00

Hey,
This is Maria. I am new to this whole blogging thing. I hope that Brainy and legaly will check this regularly. Hope that you will find this blog interesting. I will try to post regularly, even some pics.
Maria