The March Challenge

In honor of March 2025 being the most active month in this blog (containing the most posts out of any month), I wanted to do a challenge in March of this year that attempts to relive that month as best as I can remember it. The blog posts, videos, photos, and writings obsessing over AP Lang is unable to throw me back into last year. 

This time, I want to try and make a meaningful, mid-length post every single day of the month to break that record again. March is such a weird month. The stress of AP classes is starting to creep up, Track and Field is in full bloom (stressful as ever), and the weather is generally not too cold or hot (since it's spring). 

I highly doubt that this March will come close to last year, but maybe just trying can help me cheer up a bit.

Warmth

Entering the house provided little relief from the outside air. Tired from my exercise, I was eager to hop in a steaming, pleasant little shower. My eagerness rose even greater as I gazed at the water spewing from the faucet. Then, ahhhh...the feeling of the hot water on my skin was incredible. I guess when it’s cold, scalding water feels pretty normal. By the time my shower was over, the room was nearly a sauna. Unfortunately, stepping out was painful. As soon as the water stops, it feels like all the cold air suddenly rushes you at once and leaves you feeling more frigid than before. The breeze from the bathroom window nipped at my still wet hair. Maybe it was a sign that my grasp for warmth hadn’t been fully met. The shower was merely like when you desperately put a car’s heater to full blast to spread the warmth faster, to no avail. The real warming is sort of a slow process. 

Self-Inflicted

I was walk walk walk 

walking along with path, when

suddenly I stopped. OW!

Burn baby burn, it burns! 

The hot stuff bled through my thin,

 black, long sleeved shirt that stretches slightly when you pull on it.

I remember my cousin commenting: 

"You're wearing all black!",

and ever since then I treasure it.

But not now. It let some scalding stuff slide through and burn me,

spread throughout and oh, oh, oh, it hurts.

And now it feels like my head is feeling lighter.

But when I looked down 

at the damage,

There was a tiny, star-shaped hole in my chest.

Now I won't get to see the rest.

Now why you wanna go and do that, love, huh?

 Yo,

Lemme just fuck wit' it for a minute

--- Q-Tip 

Beside the Car - A Poem

Quick—

Hide!

They caught us

kissing beside the car.

Your lips taste like heaven,

like pink champagne and strawberry cake—

sweet and fizzy and dangerous.

Your face red with infatuation,

Wearing sweatpants and snug boots in this freezing wind.

My back is pressed against the metal,

heart knocking so loud.

Stop smiling,

you’re making it worse.

But we have to stop,

escape this awkward spotlight.

You slip behind the passenger side,

and I duck toward the driver’s door.

I dart to it,

nearly tripping over the curb,

trying to look casual

like I’ve never kissed anyone.

HONK! HONK! 

Hey, who’s she?

Who?

That.

Oh, just a friend.

You sure?

Yeah, a friendly friend.

Uh-huh.

What brings you?

Going home, obviously.

Okay, bye. 

They roll away.

Silence. 

We stay frozen.

One.

And two.
Then your head pops over the side,

hair falling into your eyes,

Grinning.

Coast clear, sweety.

You can stop hiding

and get back over here.

I want every part of my skin to touch every part of your skin.

Please, honey, throw your sleeved arms around my neck. 

I wasn’t done kissing you!

If another car comes,

Let them look.

(This is a work of fiction, obviously)

Current Status

 Man, I feel this biting nausea right now...

Calculus I + Writing

My hands held the metal of the door, but my eyes looked straight ahead to the indigo sky without stars. The light pollution wreathed the sky, making it impossible for the stars to shine their way through. 

Nevertheless, it was a beautiful campus. The paths were illuminated by the intermittent glow of the street light, surrounded by flourishing grass kissed with the sweet, brisk air of early Spring. I imagined myself sitting on the outskirts of campus indulging in a read before class. Better yet, I thought of a lonely walk around the baseball fields with a hand in my pocket, hearing the crunching of the granular dirt in the infield. A twinge of jealousy and longing spread throughout my mind. How I wished I could've had even a sliver of this environment. Something inside me knew it would have made me less cynical of the entire experience, but I brushed it off when I remembered how little time I had left...

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 EXPLAIN WHY THE MVT WOULD NOT HOLD FOR THE FUNCTION f(x) = x^2/3 ON THE INTERVAL (-1,1) 

Worth it.

It's the weekend, but I cannot seem to rid the image of my friend reading The Grapes of Wrath during AP Chemistry. The book is underneath the desk attempting to stay hidden while he straight up doesn't pay attention. 

Money in the Money Exchanger

 Wait, wait wait! STOP the car! I forgot to put the money... in the money exchanger! 

Bye 2025

I was sitting, reflecting on the past year. It wasn't perfect by any means (for personal reasons), but I think it was a year that I was CONSCIOUSLY living for a large majority of it. I was documenting a lot of it on this blog and in other places, which really makes the entire experience of last year tangible and reflect-able. I'm proud of myself for actually doing that, because nothing is worse than trying to remember a time where you know you had fun and enjoyed living, but don't remember the exact details of. I wanted to reflect on a few highlights of the year that I can remember and that I wrote down to have a proper goodbye.

1) I got a 5 on AP Bio, Lang, and US History, officially making my Junior academic year a success in my eyes. 

2) I did considerably well in both the 2025 Track and Field season and 2025 Cross Country season, while having an extremely good time doing both. I especially think this is true for Track and Field for some reason.

3) I got extremely close to finishing New! SMW2, which is a huge win in my eyes.

4) I basically had one of the most eventful and enjoyable summers of my life. And it wasn't even my senior year summer. Which doesn't portend ANY good for 2026 summer. Winter still remains my least favorite season. 

5) March was an especially enjoyable month for me. Track and Field was in full swing and during the month it was the most consistently I've ever wrote in this blog. The rainy cold weather was interesting and fun to experience in Spring. March was also a month of experimenting heavily with Linux.

6) I had a lot of long phone calls with Dominic.

7) In February I went camping and went on an unforgettable hike.

8) That Redondo HS Track Meet was absolutely unforgettable.

There's plenty more small things I can mention, but these are especially important to me. Although I'm sad that I'm getting older and about to leave my childhood completely behind, I'm also glad that I made the most of one of the last years of it. 

Goodbye 2025.