This picture is of a bunch of cacti on a mountain!

This is what this picture looks like in a motion blur setting (zoom).

This next picture is of a beautiful landscape with a long mountain behind it!

Such a beautiful picture! Now, here's the same picture-only in a pixelized setting:

It's hard to see it now, right? This is another snapshot of a different landscape! You can see a few mountains in this one!

This is what this picture looks like in a Selective Gaussian Blur setting:

It makes a smudged look to it. This next picture shows how we're getting closer to Flagstaff-because it doesn't snow anywhere else here in Arizona!

YAY SNOW!!! :-) Here's what this picture looks like in a Tileable Blur setting (IIR):

Yeah...it's definitly hard to see this picture, but I bet you can still see the snow!! ENJOY!!! :-)

Family Matters

What Up Peeps!!!

Good morning everyone!! I haven't talked to you guys in a long time-and I apologize for that! Things have just come up these past couple of months that had made me preoccupied for that moment! Today, I just wanted to touch bases with you on my family.

My family is doing great! Just yesterday, we had played a game of Rummy. My mom had won that solid round! Though I was last place, I didn't care! I was just glad to be spending some time with my family. Now that Marching Band season is over, I can have my Saturdays back without having to watch SNL (Saturday Night Live) on Hulu again!

So, my dad got a new position now at his job! He now works Night Shift!!! It's completely amazing because he goes off to work at around 9 p.m. and gets off from work at around 8 a.m!! Now, we can see MORE of him!! (he used to work evening shift where he would go to work at like 2 p.m. and wouldn't get back until 12 a.m.) I can tell my dad loves this shift, and so do we!!! He now works management at his job!! I'm soo happy/proud of him! (in case you're wondering, he cleans surgical instruments at hospitals!)

My sister has changed slightly, but she's still the same! People at school are starting to realize that she's my younger sister. Of course, 99% of them say that we look alike! Now I would like to say that we ABSOLUTELY DON'T!!! I don't see the resemblance in us at all! But, you know, eh. What can you do about it? LOSNL! One thing I do hate is that she keeps adding MY friends-BAND friends-on Facebook! It annoys the heck out of me! I'm flattered that I have the most coolest friends ever (;-) ), but she has to find her own friends! BAND people are MY people-not hers! (she's not in band. she plays the cello)

My mom is doing fine. I do think she and a few of my other family members are a little obsessed with Facebook! LOSNL! But it's all good! She wants to do an all-girls-day-out in the next few weeks! I can't wait! That'll be fun. She said that we'll go shopping and eat out and watch a movie-just me, her, and Hanifa!! That's pretty funkyfresh-I'm not gonna lie!!! ;-)

My baby brother is doing fine! He's learning how to talk better more and more each day. Right now, his phase is Toy Story 3! It's sooo cute! He has some Toy Story 3 outfits, dolls, and other accessories. He's now in a new little day care/preschool. He's doing great in there and loves being in that school.

Gizzmo is doing fine as well! God! He's such a great dog, I swear! I love him to death! Every time I come home from school, he'll pounce on me like crazy! He just gets sooo happy to see me when I get home!!! ;-) I love it!

Well Peeps, I'm going to try to keep you guys posted as much as I can! And I have a surprise for you guys to see in just about two weeks from now! I'll talk to you guys later!!

Your "Posted" Friend,
Saidah Kamaria Wilson, A.K.A ~Mrs. Samberg~

Introducing Gizzmo

What Up Peeps!!!

So, of the last two weeks of May, some weird things started to happen. My mom had found a stray dog and we kept it for 1 day. Then, my dad took it to the dog pound and me and Hanifa were honestly devastated. For those 24 hours that we had that dog, we grew attached to it. And our parents took notice of it. Me and Hanifa had begged mom and dad for us to keep it, but it was no use. Our parents both work like heck, and with me soo busy with school work, there was no way we could keep a dog. But, it turned out our parents had a surprise for us.

We ended up going to the dog pound and found plenty of cute, adorable dogs and puppies. But, my mom was on a mission. 1st of all, she didn't want a female dog-she wanted a male one. (And I can see why. Female dogs are surprisingly really aggressive.) 2nd of all, my mom didn't want a pit bull or a lab. She wanted something that was small and wouldn't grow that big. So, what exactly were we looking for?-you ask. A Chihuahua.

We came across a Chihuahua-type puppy that was about 5 months old. He is black, white, and brown! He has floppy ears that flip inwards when he's asleep. It turned out that he is a Chihuahua mixed with Jack Terrier! He is soooo cute!!! I can't wait to show you guys pictures of him!! My mom, Hanifa, and I drew a name out of a hat to see what would be the puppy's name. (I had wrote "Gatsby" for my choice! I picked that name because I had recently just finished the book The Great Gatsby. Gatsby was of course my favorite character!) We ended up drawing the name "Gizzmo"-the name my mom had picked. I like the name Gizzmo.....it suits him quite well!

Gizzmo is a nice, quiet puppy. He absolutely HATES being alone! Me and Hanifa spoil him rotten!! I like to call him my baby!!! He goes crazy when he smells chicken cooking from the kitchen! (What can I say? Chicken is just that good! ;-) ) He loves to roam around in the house. But, with Jabari still being young and thinking that Gizzmo is a toy, we keep Gizzmo in his cage. At night time, me and Hanifa let Gizzmo sleep with us on our beds! It's soo fun! It's like a sleep over. He loves to cuddle and sleep closer towards my face. He's very protective over our family! If someone rings the doorbell, he'll bark like crazy! He loves to be on someones lap too! O! And this is something too adorable that he does: if you are eating something, he'll come up to your feet, and sit down patiently-waiting for you to give him some food! And it sometimes works because he has those cute, puppy-dog eyes!! He also LOVES to get tummy rubs!! It's sooo cute!!! He'll just sit there and let you rub his tummy!!!

I have such a close relationship with Gizzmo!! I always can't wait to come home from school and see him. He is just such a good puppy and I love him sooo much! I just don't know how I'll handle it, going off to college without him! More importantly, how is he going to handle me being away like that?! It's obvious that Gizzmo loves me most! (Hey! What can I say?!) I'm practically his mother here!! We have such a tight bond, that he understands me! He's WAY better than our last puppy, let me tell ya that much!!! (LONG story....)

Well Peeps, hopefully I can show you guys what he looks like real soon! But, of course, I still have OTHER pictures to show you as well! I'll talk to you guys later!!

*Remember*~Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Your "Loving" Friend,
Saidah Kamaria Wilson, A.K.A ~Mrs.Samberg~

Whenever I See You

What Up Peeps!!!

POEM BACKGROUND: I wrote this poem when I was in 8th grade. I would actually like to dedicate this poem to Sanjaya Malakar! This poem basically sums up what having a celebrity crush feels like. {chuckle} I think Sanjaya was my first real long-term celebrity crush. So, here's my poem "Whenever I See You"!! Enjoy!!

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Whenever I

See You

Whenever I see you,

goosebumps rage out of my skin.

Whenever I see you,

it makes me feel good within.

Whenever I see you,

I always break out with a smile.

Whenever I see you,

my heart rate runs a mile.

Whenever I see you,

all of my troubles fade away.

Whenever I see you,

I feel like it's a new day.

Whenever I see you,

I fall in love.

Whenever I see you,

you're the only one I'm think'n of.

Whenever I see you,

I see you through a magazine or T.V.

Now I want to meet you,

face-to-face.

I want to get to know you even

better.

Until then,

I will always be your #1 fan!

Written By:

Saidah Wilson

A.K.A

Sanjaya

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So, what did you think of this poem? I think it's really cute! And the funny thing is, that's how I felt with all of my celebrity crushes! That's how I feel about Andy right now! Whenever I'm stressed out, I just think of Andy and I smile, knowing that everything's gonna be ok. You may think this is folly and inane but, through thick and thin, my celebrity crushes were always there for me. From the break-ups to the stressed out moments, they were there to cheer me up. They've also inspired me, and even metamorphosed me to become the person I am today. Now, for some of you, that didn't make a lick of sense! For that, I apologize. I'll try to make a blog post solely on the whole theological point of even having a celebrity crush!

If there's a poem of yours that you would like to see on my blog, you can contact me via email, which is:

greenorangesinger7@gmail.com

or, if you go to Millennium High School, and you wanna talk to me about it, you know where to find me! Well Peeps, I'll talk to you later! Take care!

*Remember*~Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells they occupied.

Your "Always In Love" Friend,

Saidah Kamaria Wilson, A.K.A ~Mrs. Samberg~

For this segment of pictures, I decided to

experiment with my pictures! This first

picture is a regular blur setting! This

picture is of my sister in the car!



I think we were going on a trip that

day! The next picture is of another

mountain we had seen! This picture

is a Gaussian Blur!



As we were driving, we had seen

cacti on some hills! Here's a

picture of one:



That picture is in a motion blur

setting. (linear version) Along

the way, we had also passed by an

area full of plant-trees! This picture

is set to motion blur as well!

(radical version)



Out of all of these pictures, I like that

one the best because it's so different

and unique! Enjoy!

Millennium High School Awaits My Welcome

What Up Peeps!!!

The move to a new house had required me and my sis to go to a new school. Yes, the time has come once again to say good-bye to fellow friends and make new ones as you adjust to the new place. On record, this will be my 3rd High School I will be attending for my High School life. Now, I know what some of you are thinking! Aren't I sad that I'm moving to ANOTHER school?! Well, yes. But, I love going to different places and seeing new faces! I find it to be another exciting adventure to delve into my life. To me, this is just another exciting thing happening in my life! I do miss everyone at North Canyon though! Good thing I have Facebook and MySpace, right?!

I am extremely excited for school to start! But, I must admit, I am a little nervous about it! I mean, I'm going to a NEW SCHOOL here.....entering in as a Senior! Everyone will know everyone....while I'll come in with a big personality! How to overcome this overwhelming feeling is a challenge beyond my understanding! But, I'm ready for whatever comes my way. Me and Hanifa start school on the 10th of August. Hanifa has to go in on the 9th with all the other Freshmans! Apparently, all Freshmans start school on the 9th at Millennium. Quite frankly, I don't like this rule because it separates me and my sis! We were hoping to start school on the SAME DAY.....obviously, Millennium has other plans for us!

The school's outerior reminds me of Shadow Mountain. It's a one-level school and is large. The color of it looks like it could be a local jail center....with the plain colors and all! I haven't been fully in it, just some hallways. The hallway floors are carpeted. At North Canyon, it's floors are tile (besides the classrooms). The days are ticking and I'm feeling more and more prepared.....I just can't wait! Well Peeps, I gotta go! Wish me luck for my Senior year of High School at Millennium!! I'll talk to you guys later!

*Remember*~There's always a tomorrow!

Your "Nervous but Excited" Friend,
Saidah Kamaria Wilson, A.K.A ~Mrs. Samberg~

The Grades Are On My Side Now

What Up Peeps!!!

So, JUNIOR YEAR is officially done for me!!!! I am absolutely thrilled about this! And not just because I'm going to be a Senior next year, but also because I made it this past year! As you know, I HATE science with a passion! So, having Physics this past year was a real challenge for me! I loved my teacher, Mr. Sheoran....even though I barely understood what the heck he was talking about! Heck, my whole Physics class didn't understand what he was teaching! I made it through with a B as my semester grade! A "B"!!! I'm soo happy! That was the class I was most worried about! I don't even know how I even got that B, but the main thing is that I got it!!!

As far as my other classes, I passed with A's and B's!! I'm soo proud of myself! I can now officially say that Junior year was friggin hard! It was the hardest year EVER for me! I went through blood, sweat, tears, stress.....and yet, no grey hair! LOSNL!! I say that because Freshman year, I got my first grey hair....and that year wasn't that stressful for me! Plus, I took YOGA that year! So, how the heck did I get a grey hair from Freshman year and not Junior year?! {sigh} Oh, the body does wondrous things, doesn't it?

Finals for the last week of school was weird for me this past year. I was MOST worried about my Physics final (of course). So, my strategy this time around was to not study as much on Physics and to just relax about it. (For my Physics final 1st semester, I studied my butt off and FAILED the final) Come results time, I had a "D" for my Physics final! But, luckily for me, I had some extra cushion on my grade, with extra-credit and all, so, I'm good! The final I was LEAST worried about was my Band final-which all it is is a sheet of paper asking you to reflect on your last performance of the year! I know, right?! That's the easiest final of all, and that's why I like it! Ahh. It feels soo good to be in Band!

I wonder what Senior year will unfold for me.... I've got soo much to think about: Prom, Graduation, College, etc. I know I'll survive it all with Allah {God} by my side, guiding me along the way! And I'll make sure to tell you ALL about it! Well, Peeps, I got to go! I'll talk to you guys later!

*Remember*~A small house can hold as much happiness as a big one.

Your "Proud" Friend,

Saidah Kamaria Wilson, A.K.A ~Mrs. Samberg~

Through Wit It

What Up Peeps!!!

POEM BACKGROUND: This poem was written by a friend of mine in the 8th grade. Actually, she was the one who inspired me to start writing poetry. This poem is about how she has tried soo hard to compromise with love, and it never has worked out in the past. So, she decides, in the end, to just give up on love. To read this poem in the 8th grade, I didn't fully grasp what everything had all meant....until now. This friend of mine had given me a copy of a few of her poems before she had moved to Texas. This is one of her stories.
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"Through Wit It"

You love him?
Hunny you don't know what
love is.
Yeah go on and laugh
I heard that too.
Until I discovered there is
more than one love.
There's more then just two.
But now Im lookin out
for me
Im like an angel set free
Cause Im through wit it
love
Im finnally giving it up.
I've givin' so much in the
past for a love I never had
Love...Im through wit it
Im finnally givin it up.

By: Young Breezy
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There's a few grammar errors, I know. But, I want to keep this as original as possible. To think that an 8th grader had wrote this is quite impressive and yet, unbelievable. It's impressive because she was that young, thinking profoundly! But, it's unbelievable because you look at this kid and think, "What you know about love?! You're too young to even know what that is!" {chuckle} I hear this from my mom to this day. Well, if it's not love, I love the feeling of whatever it is. It stimulates emotions in me that changes the way I see things! If that's not love, then tell me what that is besides the obvious answer of hormones!! I need an answer better than that!

Peeps, if you have a poem that inspires you, and you want it posted here, contact me through my email, which is:

greenorangesinger7@gmail.com
or, you can just talk to me about it! Well, I got to go, Peeps!! I'll talk to you later!

*Remember*~Never quit!

Your "Growing Up" Friend,
Saidah Kamaria Wilson, A.K.A ~Mrs. Samberg~

The picture below is of

me-next to a mirror. I

really like this picture!

This next picture is of

the sky! I had found it

interesting at the time,

so, I took a picture of it!

This next picture is of an

above highway on the

highway that I was on.

It reminds me of a

monorail!

While on the road, I saw

a mountain-which, there

are PLENTY here in

Arizona! If you look

closely, you'll see cacti

actually on the mountain!

Enjoy!!

It All Came Into Full Circle

What Up Peeps!!!

O.k. So, you guys know how crazy and completely sad my love life is, right?! Well, there are these two guys that did come into my life and had made it very.....interesting!! I would like to dedicate this blog post to them.....and you'll see why!

The first guy I would like mention is my ex-boyfriend, Andrew Craven! You know him as my first boyfriend in Arizona! Things didn't work out between us, so we remained friends! Well, this year, I had noticed numerous changes about him! Sometimes, he had annoyed the heck outta me. And sometimes, he would crack me up and we'd get along just fine. There were times, I'm not gonna lie, where I had found him attractive!! (And this was the year after we broke up!) But, all-in-all, I thought that we were just friends. Towards the last month of school, I had noticed that he would walk with me towards Spanish class. (We both had Spanish 2nd hour, but, not with the same teacher!) And he sometimes didn't look at me straight in the eyes! (which is what I do when I really like someone!) Come the last day of school, I had him sign my yearbook. After he signed it, he said, "So, how about a hug before you go?!" (he knows that I'm going to a new school next year) And I said, "Yeah. Yeah, of course!" The hug was surprisingly long and intimate!! This was the first contact we've ever had together! When we were dating, we didn't even held hands....so, for him to hug me was a HUGE surprise for me and a step up on his part! He told me that he hopes that my dreams and goals do come true and that he'll vote for me if I do go on American Idol!! I thought that that was very sweet of him to say....

When I read what he wrote in my yearbook, I was in for a surprise!! He wrote that he always liked me a bit! I was shocked....and yet, not! My friend and I had suspected that he still has feelings for me! But, I never expected for him to actually tell me! I was shocked....and I still am!

This scenario had also happen to me again in the 8th grade. His name is Kyle Scruggs! Like Andrew, he is also a grade younger than me! Nobody liked him in band besides me! People would make fun of him, and I would always stick up for him! People then started telling me that Kyle liked me! I didn't believe them....at first! Like Andrew, sometimes Kyle would annoy me....simply because he was latched onto me! I was his only friend....literally! But, all-in-all, he was sweet and nice! Then, at the last day of school, he told me that he had a surprise for me, but he wouldn't tell me what it was! As he was walking me down the hallway, I was getting really impatient and I asked him what my surprise was! He turned to me and said, "I love you!" Then, we both left for class! I remember being completely stunned....{chuckle} and I still am!!

These 2 guys will always have a special place in my heart! I will, actually, I do miss them dearly and hope that their dreams and wishes do come true!! And I hope they'll find their soul mate along the way! Of course, I do have both of them on MySpace, so I will make sure that I keep in contact with them both. Take care Andrew and Kyle!!

{chuckle} I question my love life sometimes. Honestly! For these two scenarios to just occur like that, makes me wonder for the future! Will my Senior year in High School be the same as my Freshman year?! I hope not! It was fun chasing Alex Bradly all school year....but, I actually want a relationship here! But, I really do think that Allah has already planned out my soul mate....and, I think I know who it is! But, I'm definitely not sure! Until then, I'll just be waiting and living life to the fullest!! I'll talk to you guys later!!

*Remember*~Speak well of your friend in public; admonish him in private.

Your "Ironic" Friend,
Saidah Kamaria Wilson, A.K.A ~Mrs. Samberg~