An Update on Faith Staley! "Give Peace a Chance"

Faith styling withs some sick shades and a
little sister. Selfie courtesy of Faith Staley.

Now I know I've done like literally thousands of blog posts on Faith Staley but she's fun to write about so let's do it again shall we. My first initial post about Faith was probably back in quarter one or like quarter two so it has been awhile. So let's begin with what has changed in Faith's life since the last interview.

The Snapchat captions says it all. Selfie
courtesy of Faith Staley.

Faith's family has adopted a new puppy named Rosie. And let me tell you I love puppies! If I could take a bath in puppies I totally would. So when I heard that Faith was getting a puppy I basically squealed out of pure joy. Now raising puppy is not as cute as a puppy itself. So when I got my puppy I had to clean up a lot of her "accidents" so to speak. And now Faith has gotten accustomed to doing that as well. Animals are weirdly like extremely sassy and strangely jealous when a new pet comes along. So I wasn't surprised to hear that Faith's kitty (Lizzy) has been meaner than usual. So now Faith has a lot more scratches which is new. Another change is that Faith rearranged her room which actually isn't that     unusual. But still extremely amazing. You can read more about her spontaneous room reconfigurings here.

Some new addictions that Faith has developed are mainly focused on new musicians. Now you probably know this artist quite well Winds of Change (it's pretty A+++ tbh.) And there's another band that she's been listening to a lot more than before and that band is the ever glorious band called City and Colour.
from his undoubtedly famous song: Riptide. But Faith absolutely adores another song by him called

Yep so thats it for this blog entry and I hoped you enjoyed learning a little bit about what's happening with Faith's erratic and hectic life.

Ava Blackner: "A Serious Horse Addict"

Ava on her absolutely gorgeous horse.
Photo courtesy of Ava Blackner.

Ava Blackner has a unique persona. She comes off quiet and shy but then once you get to know her, it's like her alter ego comes out. She's loud, talkative, and even pretty hilarious. So I guess that that's just another example of what can happen when you take the chance to get to know a person. And I think that she's just a little bit too obsessed with horses (then again, maybe I'm just a little too obsessed with Lana). I personally don't have that much experience with the majestic creature, but I do know that they are A+ companions. Like I think the only reason that Ava tries in school is so her parents won't take away her horse privileges.

When Ava is older she would love to live in the great state/peninsula of Florida. I can't live in Florida because I have curly hair and the humidity would make it look like a truffula tree. But the state is still absolutely wondrous! And I hear they have some pretty gargantuan alligators roaming the streets, so thats always fun. Plus there’s DisneyWorld and Universal Studios. Florida is also freaking gorgeous!

On another note, when Ava gets to that mature age she would either enjoy being an actor or a horse trainer. The acting business is a toughie, but I bet that she could make it. I think that we all could have guess that horse training is one her top job choices. But it still sounds like a fun job because you get to be surrounded by your favorite animal literally all day. But to be totally honest, I think that’d she be perfect at both jobs.

Ava's all time fav artist is the legendary band Fifth Harmony. Oh my gosh I love their music so much! It's like real good. She’s also really fascinated in classic cars. Classic cars are always so stylish and just simply fabulous. Like there’s always this element of simplicity that is just crazy good. And they’re fast too, maybe even faster than modern day cars.

A memory that Ava loves the most is the first time she rode a horse. I’m sure that that is a very special day for Ava because she discovered something that she was passionate for. I still remember the day when the idea clicked that I enjoyed cross country skiing. It’s something that can change your ideals in life. Like if Ava didn’t take that first ride with a horse, she would probably be a completely different person today.

One of Ava’s largest inspiration is the actor John Wayne. John Wayne is known as a star in Western Films. And he seemed like a pretty cool guy. I think that its cool that Ava is interested in people who lived in the early twentieth century. 

A thing that Ava absolutely hates is taking tests. I also hate taking tests. I mean there is just so much pressure for you to do well. And I feel when you do bad on tests, so many people are disappointed in you. So I get it when Ava says that she dislikes taking tests.

All in all, Ava is one cool chick. I mean she’s funny, encouraged, and exuberantly nice. Everyone should become friends with her because of those reasons. Keep up your ambitions Ava, and never ever in a million years, give up.

An Update on Ren (Jacky) Brian! "The Individualistic Artist"

Ren in Geography. Photo Courtesy of Ren Brian.

You all remember that post that I did on Jacky Brian right? Well here's a little kind of update on her. Btw Jacky is trying to go by Ren so we should all start calling her that. She likes it because its cute and gender neutral, so that's fun! Ren has also been dressing in a more androgynes style too.

Okay I'm really proud to say that Ren has been listening to a lot of Lana lately. If you don't know who  Lana well then man, you are really missing out! Here are my three favorite songs by her #1 #2 #3. But besides from Lana, she listens to the new Fall Out Boy album named American Beauty/American Psycho.  She also like the bands Flatsound, The Front Bottoms, and The Story So Far. Those are some pretty A+ musical artists in my opinion.

Some food that Ren loves are mint chip ice scream. Which is just A-MAZ-ING! Ooohhh my gosh I love it so much and so does Ren. She says that she eats it constantly. A drink that Ren enjoys is Ramune. Its like this Japanese drink that you can buy at World Market.

Well anyways, Ren is still a fantastic person. She's both inspiring and spontaneously funny. She's still that amazing friend who everyones jealous of. So uh, go Ren!

Ren sporting som comfy flannel. Photo Courtesy of Ren Brian.

Tracy Kucherak: "The Blonde Speed Demon"

I think that we could all agree when I say that Tracy Kucherak has this constant aura of positivity circling her at literally all times. Which is quite an accomplishment considering how messed up this world is. Ooh and shout out to calling her friends her biggest inspirations. Like well thank you Tracy. But that is seriously epic that Tracy calls her friends her biggest inspiration (imma cri). Yep that pretty much sums up how great of a friend she is.

Tracy is a hardcore sports enthusiast. I still vividly remember the day she showed up to nordic skiing training. It was in the summer and she came along with this girl named Savanna. Well that day we just so happened to be roller skiing up the UOP hill. Like it's this girl's first time nordic skiing ever and she's freaking going up a hill that can make olympians cry. Insane. Well since that day her technique in skiing has improved tremendously and has even won herself a couple of races (she has only been skiing for a like a year btw).

Another thing that Tracy partakes in (like Isabelle) is cross country running. And let me tell y'all she also rocks at that. She's gotten first place for the team in a couple of meets which is pretty cool. But what I think is pretty sick is that Tracy actually loves running. She has this unique passion for it. And being a runner myself, I know how much it hurts. I know the literal sweat and pain that comes from it. The sport takes so much out of you and so much dedication. And let me tell you, I actually don't enjoy racing running. I mean don't get me wrong, I love going on like two hour runs getting lost in the woods. But racing running, well it just ain't for me. So the fact that Tracy has that kind of commitment to running, it's kind of inspiring.

I think there is a common theme in the people featured on this blog is that they all hate the same thing: judgmental people. I couldn't agree more that judgmental people are just complete idiots who are just keeping our generation/world from success. Tracy has this same philosophy as well.

When Tracy is a full working citizen she would absolutely love to live somewhere in the West. And I can understand why, I mean the West has a more varied landscape and more diverse people and stuff. She is also just dying to be either a marine biologist or pediatrician. Kind of polar opposites but whatever floats your boat I guess. Those careers sound pretty amazing to me.

Tracy is a fantabulous friend that I love hanging around with. She's kind, pretty, and fast. Which is pretty much the perfect combo. I think that nearly everyone at our audacious school has been friends with her at least once in their lives. She is just so inviting and you can't help but be friends
with her.

Model status, Imma right ladies? Photo courtesy of Faith Staley

An Update on Isabelle Fernandez

If you keep up with my blog, you'd know that my first blog post was about Isabelle Fernandez: "The Best Spartan in the World." I've decided to do an update on some of my past blog participators.

A picture of Isabelle and I. Image
courtesy of Isabelle.

A more recent cat drawing (I think her
skills have improved).Image
courtesy of Isabelle.

So, Isabelle hasn't changed that much since I last interviewed her back in quarter 1 but there are a couple of new things to take note of. Isabelle has many more friends including a new boyfriend! Another item that has changed is that she listen to new music, but we'll get to that later. Isabelle is also planning to change her looks, so that's pretty cool.

Her music interests have actually changed to a certain extent. Now Isabelle has expanded her horizons from viking music and has become affiliated with celtic, nordic, and even some icelandic hits. But other than her foreign favs she has learned to enjoy and appreciate some more rock types. Some bands include: Three Days Grace, Linkin Park, Pierce the Veil, and even some Skillet.

Isabelle really hasn't changed her ideologies but have grown on them. Her music tastes haven't changed a bit either. So overall, Isabelle is nearly the same exact person that she was in Quarter 1. She's kind, funny, individualistic, and even more wondrous than ever imagined. So kudos to Isabelle for not taking a step into the dark and instead taking a leap into the light.

Isabelle at the beach in Hawaii. Image
courtesy of Isabelle.

Morrison Haslock: "A Fanatic Harry Potter/Percy Jackson Fan"

Photo of Morrison. Courtesy of Morrison Haslock

Among various other things, Morrison Haslock is obsessed with her fandoms. Like this girl breathes, eats, and drinks her favorite T.V. shows, books, and movies. I don't think that I have ever gone five minutes talking with her where she doesn't bring up the latest Harry Potter/Percy Jackson/Supernatural/ Doctor Who/Sherlock news. It's cray cray.

Anywho, Morrison is big on listening to music as well. She says that she listens to tons of different kinds of music but currently enjoys listening to Black Veil Brides the most. Morrison has a playlist on YouTube that consists of pop, alternative, punk, pop punk, screamo punk, and punk rock (I guess she really likes genres with punk in front of them).

Her fav memory is when the Harry Potter movies first started coming out. I think that her favorite part about it was the fact that the people she was with were her mom’s coworkers who were fanatically obsessed with the series. They probably filled her in with all the left out details that were in the books but not the movies. Cause I think we can all agree that the books are always better than the movies.

When Morrison is older she would love to write a novel or maybe even two. I personally could never do that. First off I don’t have enough patience to do anything close to the length of a novel, I mean it takes a lot of work for me just to sit down and write down a five hundred word long blog post. Second off I could never finish the novel. I would either get too bored or too frustrated. So I applaud Morrison greatly for having a dream as immense as that.

Once Morrison is old enough to live on her own she would enjoy living in one of these four places: Colorado, California, Rome, or Athens. I’m inferring that she wants to live in Colorado for the skiing maybe the same for California. She probably wants to live in Rome and Athens because thats where Greek and Roman mythology started which is heavily intertwined with the Percy Jackson series.

Okay this one I have to agree on. Morrison likes it when friends are honest to her and hates it when people just use her to get to other people. I love this. I don’t like it when my friends are too honest with me but the part about people using you. I couldn’t agree more. I personally have a lot of experience with kids pretending to be my friend for a month and then completely abandoning me for someone else. I’m guessing that it’s the same with Morrison.

A word that Morrison would use to describe herself if creative. Morrison paints and almost always has a sketch book with her so I couldn’t agree more. She is also an aspiring author, and writes impeccable work. Morrison is a great friend and everyone should truly get to know her.

Ava Hamilton: "A Spiritual Helper"

Ah, the mesmerizingly fantastic Ava Hamilton. A daughter of an airline pilot and of a flight attendant. She was born into an airborne family.  I met Ava back in sixth grade when we both had band together. The first thing I noticed was that she was extremely tall. (I was scared to approach her.) But thankfully for me we started talking and become almost instantaneous friends. She is sweet and warmhearted with a touch of sass.

During her almost endless free time (because her parents are always away), she engages in the following hobbies: reading her favorite books, listening or finding new and swaggy music, and of course slowly becoming a world champion softball player. She also partakes in karate and is currently a gold belt.

A selfie from Ava. Photo Curtesy: Ava Hamilton

Ava’s all time dearest memory is the time that she went to her friend’s beach house. She was really young but doesn’t quite remember the age. She was with her best friend Cheyanna and basically what happened was that there was a tub of cookie dough. I think that you could guess what happened after they found it. Here’s a hint: they ate every last bit of uncooked yumminess. Ava and Cheyanna were also in a bathtub while gorging down the cookie dough. The next day, the two of them were throwing up their stomachs.

Ava is extremely music obsessed. I mean you always see her with an earbud in one ear. I bet that her playlist is nearly infinite. Currently her favorite bands consist of Abandon All Ships or Ghost Town. Apparently her bands change frequently.

One thing that Ava wants do when she’s older is to help people. But her best bet for a career choice is to do Reiki and card readings. So, Ava is connected with the spiritual side of things.

Okay this one is pretty cool. When she is older, Ava wants to live, "In a long sleeve weather, rainy, cloudy town.” Those were her exact words and I personally want to live in a place exactly like that description.

A word that Ava would use to describe herself is weird. Being weird is kind of what I’m all about. Not fitting in to the status quo and being a wallflower is literally what I live for. So being weird is actually amazingly awesome. Being weird is a perfect reason for befriending someone.

Ava hates the word perfect. I mean she hates that word. She claims that the word’s definition changes from person to person. But some things that Ava loves are cuddling, her dogs Duce and Roxy, and her friends. That should show you how loving she truly is.


Ava is literally the most loyal and kind friend that you could ask for. She can inspire your creative mind with just one word. Ava is an imaginative writer and can take your breath away using words. She can have an extremely positive impact on a wallowing life. Ava is a hard worker when she applies herself and can accomplish numerous things.

Parker Ivers: "The Swimming Engineer"

Here he is, the one and only Parker Ivers.  A swimmer/occasional mountain biker with a unique attitude. He’s a friend of mine that I have shared many memories with. For example, our English class last year with the terrifyingly fun Ms. Hooker.

I went to Lagoon with him and a couple of other friends once.  Parker and I were waiting in line for the tube slide thing and In the line we sassed a young girl who was being mean to her sweet innocent little brother. Parker and I decided to help the boy out and contradict his dictating older sister.

We were all like, “hey, stop being so mean to him.”

Apparently that made her mad and she responded with, “yo, get out of my face you old freaks.”

First off, we were only like a couple of years older than the girl and we were just trying to help the poor guy out. So then we continued to get the girl angrier and angrier until she finally went on the ride. We thankfully never saw her again.

Parker’s role model is his epic mom. Like seriously though she's super cool. Parker’s mom works in the front office at Ecker and She helps the kids who trickle in and out of the office with whatever they need.

His most praised hobbies include: swimming on the PCHS team, playing video games indefinitely, and watching his favorite shows and movies on the television. I have vivid memories of sleeping over at his house and watching his seemingly endless collection of movies. Parker’s favorite singer (following in the footsteps of a previous person on this blog) is Cher. Yes, the infamous Cher. Parker is also currently in Robotics Club so when he’s older he would love to be a robotics engineer.

Now, Parker’s all time favorite memory is when he finished his swimming race and saw that he made a state time. I know that feeling as well. The feeling of accomplishment and success. After finishing my own races and I see my time and place, a wave of happiness hits me. So I know what Parker means when he says that this is his favorite memory. It’s a feeling that you really can’t replace with anything else. Because for once you have accomplished something in this cruel and judgmental world.

One last thing, Parker is mentally insane about cats. He has dozens of cat shirts and cat trinkets. He has several cats of his own that he loves more than life itself. I swear that his world revolves around those cats. He practically knows everything to know about our feline friends.

Parker's cat Max. Photo curtesy of Parker Ivers

Parker is a fantastic friend that will inspire all. He describes himself using the mundane word fun. I would rather use the word joviality. Parker is so much "fun" to hang out with and talk to. If you want a happy friend who will watch movies with you than he’s the guy for you.