College Tours!

 This week, I toured some colleges with my dad! I really liked all three of the ones I went to see, which was great. Here I am at Yale, participating in a tradition of touching this statue's shoe for good luck!

Color Factory!

 This weekend my dad and I went to the Color Factory in New York City! It was super fun. They had tons of awesome photo places. Here we are in the room full of confetti, which we threw before our photos! I was finding confetti in my clothes for days, but it was worth it.

Nonie and Doc Visit!

 This week, Nonie and Doc came to Montreal to see us for a few days after the NPL convention! We had a great time seeing the sights, eating some great food, and of course, playing a super fun escape room together.

NPL Con!

 This weekend I am in Montreal, Quebec, for the National Puzzler's League convention! As usual, I'm running my trivia game, this time without an elevator. I also got to play in the Extravaganza event on Saturday night, which was super cool! Here I am afterwards, with the extra tape.

Fourth of July!

 This week, I went to a Fourth of July parade in Wisconsin! There were lots of floats and some interesting stuff. My personal favorite was the truck with kids grilling on the back. Here we are in front of the parade route!

Wisconsin Visit!

 This weekend I went up to Wisconsin to visit Mimi and Papi! We are also headed to some of the art galleries in the area. This one has some of Stephanie's art at it, and it has a really cool field and a maze on the premises!

SF Pride!

 This weekend my mom and I went to our first SF Pride parade! We didn't go to the whole parade, but got to see a ton of floats and groups. It was super fun, and I got a free flag! We also got to stop by the Castro district and take a photo with the giant flag.

Telluride!

 This weekend is the Telluride Bluegrass festival! I've been having a great time on the tarp listening to music, even though it's rained a lot. The mountains still look awesome, and there are some great vendors too! I bought this multicolored parasol.

It's also the 50th Bluegrass! There's a poster on the wall where everyone can make dots next to how many festivals they've attended. I've been to 14 now! That's so cool! My dot is purple.

Tears of the Kingdom!

 This week, since it's summer, my family and I have been playing lots of our new video game! I'm a big fan of the Legend of Zelda series, and a new game released last month, called Tears of the Kingdom. We've been having a blast playing during our time off! Here we are diving off an island.

Start of Summer!

 This week was my last week of school, and this weekend marks the beginning of my summer break! To celebrate, my friends and I had a game day at Birdie's house. We played some card games and watched Connor play video games, while Emma played with Birdie's dog, Mo.

Mo is very sweet, but she can't have brownies. So I was assigned the all-important task of guarding the snacks to ensure she didn't get any. I did a fantastic job, of course!

Graduation!

 This week was the seniors' last days of class! Since I'm in the shield and scroll honor society, I got to attend graduation and help out with setup and ushering. I had a blast talking to some of my teachers and getting to cheer for my Class of 2023 friends! Here I am in my Shield and Scroll getup before the event.

Chalk Day!

 This week is the beginning of finals, but instead of stressing all his students out, the chemistry teacher I'm an assistant for let his students draw all over the fire exit with chalk. I got to join in too. Everyone had a great time, and drew some awesome stuff!

Tech Olympics!

 This week we hosted Technical Theatre Olympics in our smaller theater! We had a blast competing to roll out tape, coil cables, and pre-drill for screws. I was appointed the announcer, and got to go around offering unsolicited commentary. All in all, very entertaining.

Double Drill!

 This week AP exams started happening! I've been super busy studying and writing the exams, so I haven't been able to get out much. The school seemed to force me to get out, though, because we had two fire drills in one day! I met up with some friends during one of them, and took a picture of her from my perspective.

She also took one of me from hers! It was very silly.

JProm!

This weekend was my junior prom! Before Alessandra and I went together, we made pasta and vegetables and she cut my hair. It looks great!

I had a great time at the dance with Alessandra and some of my other friends. Daniel taught me some Armenian wedding dances, and we ate lots of cookies!