thanks a lot anita;) here are some questions: What are the best knots and techniques to use when making a fishing net? Where are the best places to position your nets for fish and game? What are the different types of snares and traps or snaps that are relatively simple to make for catching animals? What are good supplies and tools to bring into the wild? What is a simple way to build a fire without matches or a lighter? Where can you get a hunting license? Are there any wilderness, fishing and hunting books or classes to go to to learn?

i wish my parents would stop being so criticizing about school. they always tell me that i should focus solely on my studies and nothing else, but i think i have to live and have fun a little. i can’t just spend all the time studying school material. most of the school material is just memorization and not much of application to life. i like my pre-calc and physics honors teacher b/c they give real-life examples and we also do experiments to have hands-on idea of how to apply it to real-life. it makes learning more interesting and also fun since just memorizing facts doesn’t really teach much. i admire the people who are more than just “book-smart” b/c they know how to think on their feet, while also being relaxed and laid-back. my pre-calc teacher is very laid-back with her lesson planning, but she is able to think quite well and explain the material to her students in an enjoyable way and she truly loves her teaching and puts her enjoyment into helping her students understand it as well. she might miss some details, but that’s okay b/c the way she teaches allows the students to think for themselves. for the teachers who make students memorize things, they don’t learn to think and when a problem changes its form they don’t know how to solve it. being around andrew, dave and steve i admire the way they think outside the box a little and are also laid-back. they seem to trust the process of life and enjoy the simpleness of it while also doing well in school. my special friend came by today and we had fun playing angle frisbee. we would use our science skills to throw the frisbee at different angles with various momentum at a cloth tied to a tree (held by a rope) with a hole in it. the goal was to get the frisbee through the slot in the cloth and where the other person could catch it or into a bin. anyway, he saw that i was a little annoyed and he asked if i was okay. i told him that sometimes my parents could be so criticizing and at times it is like they don’t let me have any fun exploring other things besides school. i told him about being a buddhist wiccan (he doesn’t mind) and how sometimes my parents think i have my head in the clouds when i do prayer and meditation, but it helps me focus. my special friend was a great listener and he also believes in angels, he often uses them as meditation. he was very understanding and he hugged me and told me it was okay. just having his arms around me being outside with the sun to our left and the wind blowing our hair relaxed me. also while we were enjoying the sun and the weather, we both saw pair of blue wings that surrounded both of us. the angel said his name was michael and he was the divine protector against negativity and he would help us find divine purpose in our life. the blue light then wrapped us and we were immersed in it and when it was gone we both felt quite peaceful. my special friend and i then decided to go out for a run and having the wind blow our hair back and the sheer effort of running like nothing can hold you back, being free was the best feeling ever. when we stopped under a tree, we were both a little out of breath, but we were laughing and could feel each others’ heartbeats. it was the best moment of divine love and spiritual connection that i’ve ever felt