I just started an afterschool swimming program. Every other day, we do the oar stroke for at least a half an hour. I don't mind it much, except I wish we'd do it in a pool, not a swamp. Though I guess the vicious flesh-eating bacteria are good motivation to swim fast! I've already lost 3 candygrams! Not sure how much that is in whatever weight unit you guys use.

There's this totally cute new girl at school! Her name is Veronica Espinoza and she's fantastic. I mean, she's a little weird; her mom packs her these gross organic lunches, and if she even smells a peanut, she gets all swollen and has to lie down, but she's still awesome. I wonder if she's into sketching bottle caps? I dunno. How do you talk to girls?