Wrikis' beginning Continued...

   Theodore sat very still on the ground of the forest as the little brown owl stared at him. Theodore held eye contact with the owl for what seemed like eternity. As they sat there in the forest, just staring at each other, Thomas felt as if the little owl was trying to tell him something. Suddenly, the owl broke eye contact and swiftly flew up into the sky with great speed. Thomas lept to his feet and watched the owl circle in the air above him among the mangled and broken trees.

   He had to follow the owl.

    He didn't exactly know why, he just knew that he had to. He felt that the owl had to lead him somewhere and that he had something to tell him that was very important. The small owl began to fly farther into the forest, so Theodore followed him as quickly as he could. He jumped over logs and crawled through fallen branches just to keep up. As the owl flew faster, Theodore ran faster. He went crashing through the debris of the strange "storm" that he had experienced earlier so that he wouldn't lose sight of the little brown owl. After quite a few minutes of following the owl, Theodore began to grow tired and he was feeling afraid that he would loose sight of the owl. He was afraid that he would never find out what the owl had to say and he would never see what the owl wanted to show him.

   Just as Theodore was about to lose sight of the owl, they rounded a corner together and Theodore stopped dead in his tracks. Theodore was shocked at what he saw. He didn't even know what to think. As he stood there, trembling amongst the great trees of the forest, he saw . . .





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The World Without Cheese

   The world without cheese would be a sad, sad place. Food would never be the same. Lasagna and pizza would be completely different than usual because there wouldn't be any cheese for it. Soup wouldn't be nearly as delicious because there wouldn't be any Parmesan cheese to sprinkle on top. There wouldn't be any delicious Irish cheese to eat with apples and strawberries. There wouldn't be any squeaky cheese to make people laugh. There wouldn't be any nacho cheese. There would be no Feta cheese for Greek salads. There wouldn't be any cheese factories to go visit and get free cheese samples from; no Tillamook cheese factory, no Hilmar cheese factory. And also . . . I can hardly say it . . . There would be no fried cheese curds. *GASP* Fried cheese curds is one of the most delicious and deadly things that I have ever eaten in my whole life. The world without them would just be sad. So, so sad.

One of the major problems with a world without cheese is that there wouldn't be a moon! Everybody knows that the moon is made of cheese. Wallace and Grommet even said so! If the world didn't have cheese, that means that we wouldn't have a moon, which means that we would all burn up from the heat of the sun, and we would all DIE!!!!

So, basically, the food in a world without cheese wouldn't taste nearly as delicious as it does now, and, in the end, we would all burn up and die.

Thanks for reading!
~ M. Frankfurt

The Donut Pirate

First off, I need to explain the purpose of me showing you two videos. The actual video that I wanted to show you is the second one, called "Donut Pirate". Then I thought to myself 'No, they need to see "Waffles" first. It is extremely important'. So, purpose for the first video, "Waffles" is so that you will know WHO Jeffrey Dallas is and WHY he is the way he is. I strongly believe that every person who goes to watch a Jeffrey Dallas video needs to watch "Waffles" first, so that they can understand more about who Jeffrey is.

"Donut Pirate" is one of my top favorite YouTube videos ever. The kid is the absolute best part of it. Sure, he's a brat, but lets face it. In this video, who even cares if he's mean? He's kinda supposed to be. I mean, c'mon guys, he's a pirate!

The way that he talks is great. His little lisp is funny (and really cute *cough cough*). I also like what he's wearing. His little vest and tie with the button up shirt just add a little something to his character. It makes me imagine that he's not the kind of kid who would actually want to dress up like a pirate, he just thinks very in depth about being one, and he has lots of evil plans and schemes going on in his mind. It makes him look reeaaally smart, like he knows exactly what he's talking about and he's very serious about it all. I think that his frown is like the cherry on top for his character. I can't help but crack up when he frowns! It's so intense, I feel like he could frown a hole through someones head!

So, I really like this video and it always makes me laugh, and I hope that it makes you laugh too! :)

BEING A TEA POT!!!!!!

Tea pots lead really tough lives. I don't mean tough as in they have a difficult job or anything. I mean tough as in they have extremely boring jobs and are ridiculously misunderstood and mistreated. I feel that, being a tea pot myself, I need to stand up for all of my fellow tea pots in the world and shed a little light on our poor, poor situation.

   First of, I would like to talk about our appearances. Based on that "I'm A Little Tea Pot" song, everybody just assumes that all of us tea pots are little, short, and stout. Sure, we do all have a handle and a spout, but are we ALL little, short, and stout? Absolutely not!!! Though I myself am a short and stout German tea pot, the tea pot in the china cabinet next door to me is, in fact, a very tall and skinny French tea pot. You see? That ridiculous tea po0t song that all humans sing sticks all of us tea pots into one, single stereo type; little, short, and stout.  And, besides that, how can humans go on singing about being a little tea pot when they know absolutely nothing about the experience. I mean, seriously, have you or anybody you know actually asked a tea pot what it's like to... Well... Actually BE a tea pot?! No! Nobody has, have they?

   The next thing I would like to talk about is our job. This is the part of our lives where the tea pot song is actually quite accurate. Now I will just explain it to you in a bit more detail. We sit on the stove in your house and wait to be used. During the summer, we just sit there and get all dusty. By the time winter comes around, we're boiling over with excitement (get it? eh, get it? Boiling over??? Ok, never mind, enough joking...)! When winter comes, we actually get to be used! Then, we remember just how boring our job is. You fill us up with water, put us on the burner turned on high, and you wait. After quite a while of sitting on the stove and watching you wait, we finally get all steamed up, we shout, and you tip us over and pour us out. TA-DA!!!! THAT, my human friends, is the life of a tea pot.

   Now, for a few little tid-bits that I have left to share. Our scenery. All we have to look at is what we can see from the stove. Maybe YOU should go sit in front of the stove for hours and hours on end and see how you like. Or, when you do, you can even face the wall! The majority of the time, people don't care whether we're facing the wall or not (and yes, we have invisible eyes.)! One more thing.We shout. ALL WE DO IS SHOUT! WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKING LEVEL BUT SHOUTING! IT REALLY GETS OLD AFTER A WHILE!!!

   So, as you can see, us tea pots are very misunderstood and mistreated kitchen appliances. We're only expected to do one thing in and we are all stuck into the same stereo type that  says we're all little, short, and stout. So, next time you go to use your tea top, have some respect. Don't sing the tea pot song and, when your done with us, please... Just take a little extra time and go put us up on the mantle (if not, at least have the respect to put our eyes facing the right way on the stove.).

10 confessions of me, myself, and I...

1. I still sleep with my teddy bear. His name is Buddy (typical, I know!) and I got him at a Build-A-Bear Workshop in Disneyland when I was about seven or eight.
2. I'm like an old lady. Soups and chunky sweaters are two of my favorite things in the world.
3. I never ever ever make my bed unless it is absolutely necessary. I know it's a bad habit, but I confess that I don't try very hard to break it.
4. I love trying to catch chickens. I don't know why, I just think it's really fun and entertaining!
5. When I was a kid, without fail, I would always hum while drawing/concentrating (or even while watching somebody else do the same). it used to drive people crazy! Now, on occasion, I still hum while drawing or while concentrating really, really hard on something.
6. I like to sing. A lot. Whenever I'm at home with my Mom or on the road driving, I'm constantly singing. It's generally not very pretty. I sing a lot of songs from musicals in obnoxious voices (and it tends to be very, very loud!).
7. When I'm home alone, I'm constantly talking to myself and having made-up conversations with inanimate objects.
8. No matter what book I'm reading, I usually always read it in a British accent.
9. I often think in Spanish.
10. When I was little, I would go around the house and find all of the spatulas that my Mom would spank me with and I would hide them under my mattress. And there was a LOT of spatulas, I was a very, very stubborn child. :)

Watching TV

Right now, I am currently sitting upstairs in my Grandparents house watching TV.
The show that I'm watching right now is a reality drama called Down South Dance. The show is about clogging.
I've kind of been watching TV all day while doing homework and eating every now and then.
I've been getting tired of sitting around so much, so I'm very excited to be going shopping tomorrow.
I often get very hungry while shopping, just like when sitting and watching TV.
I'm actually kind of hungry right now. But it's really late, so I think I'll just go to bed.
I really like the bed that I get to sleep in. The mattress is pretty comfy, but the frame does squeak every time I move, so that's kind of annoying.
It's like squeaky shopping carts when your at the store.
I went to the store and bought pumpkins to decorate my grandparents porch with today.
It was threatening to rain when we went to the store, and when we left, it was pouring outside.
The weather has bean really exciting here in Oregon (exciting compared to the weather at home in CA).
I was going to practice tap outside today, but it was raining too much.
Not being able to exercise yet while on vacation has made me a bit tired and lazy feeling.
I do believe that I'm very tired right now.
Ok, I think I'm done wishing to be a professional clogger for now.
I should probably just go to bed right now.
I hope that everybody gets a good night sleep and has a very productive day tomorrow.
Goodnight! :)

Dear Weather...

Thank you for being overcast while I'm on vacation in Oregon. Thank you for being cold and windy. Many people wish for warm, sunny weather while on vacation; but not me! I enjoy cold, windy weather while on vacation. Warm weather in the state of Oregon is not appealing to me in any way. The air becomes much to dry and the landscaping is all dead. But when it's cold and rainy, everything is lush and green. And, because you are currently in the stage of fall, the trees are beginning to change to the most brilliant shades of red, orange, and yellow! Thank you for making me cold so that I can wear lots of warm, snugly layers with scarves and boots. It makes packing so much for fun to have to pick out lots of layers! Having you being overcast also makes for really great pictures, especially when going to the coast, which I am very excited about this year. I thank you again, weather, for being very overcast, cold, and windy, for you are making my vacation much more enjoyable than I ever imagined it would be!

Sincerely,
      M. Frankfurt

P.S. However, I do ask, while I am here, that you do not rain too much. For if you do, there is a high chance that I will have to drive back home to California in the snow, which would be very unenjoyable. Thank you.

I can't wait for LEGGINGS to go out of style.

This is a subject that I am VERY passionate about.

   I cannot WAIT for leggings to go out of style! And I don't mean leggings themselves, it's more like the way people wear them.
   Leggings were made to be worn under dresses or skirts if their to short. You can also wear them under dresses, skirts, jeans, and pajamas for extra warmth. I believe that that is how leggings are truly supposed to be worn. Those ways to wear leggings are absolutely fine and on occasion I even wear them these ways myself even though I would really rather not. I, in fact, avoid wearing them as much as possible.

   However, that's not how people are usually wearing them these days. This is the part of leggings that I really, really, REALLY want to go out of style. People wear leggings by themselves! ALONE! There's no skirt or dress being worn over them and their certainly not wearing them for warmth under pants or pajamas (in truth, leggings by themselves are not very warm... at all.). They're just wearing plain old leggings. That is not the way they are supposed to be worn! The reasons it's bad to wear them by themselves is because:

1. They're extremely inappropriate!
2. The leggings certainly do not EVER stay where they belong on your body! This is one of the major reasons they're so terribly unattractive.
3. Unless your extremely fit, they are never attractive to wear by themselves. And if you are extremely fit and they do look good on you, then that's also a problem. People will be "looking" at them for the wrong reasons.
4. Unless the leggings are especially thick or are printed with crazy colors, they're all generally sheer. So whatever your wearing underneath those leggings, we can see it.

So, leggings are absolutely NOT supposed to be worn by themselves. The only reason they ever should be worn by themselves is if your working out with a bunch of girls, which I believe is absolutely fine (even then, I avoid it). But otherwise, don't do it. Please. Just. Don't. Do it. I honestly hope that leggings go out of style, because if they do, they'll only be worn underneath things for length and for extra warmth. If leggings go out of style, they won't ever (hopefully) be worn by themselves again!
  
  

The Top 20 Things I Love About The Fall and Winter Seasons:

1. The Holidays it brings (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas!)
2.  The leaves that fall from trees (and getting to step on them)
3. Making a Christmas list
4. The rain
5. Getting to wear winter clothes (sweaters, boots, scarves, coats, etc.)
6. Drinking something warm and eating cookies while watching a Christmas film
7. Having a Harry Potter marathon over Christmas break with my sister!
8. Buying a Christmas tree 
9. Decorating the tree and my house
10. Making Thanksgiving dinner with Mom and Grandma
11. Having all of my family together for Thanksgiving and Christmas
12. Opening my stocking on Christmas morning
13. Wrapping presents
14. Dressing up for Halloween
15. Driving and running errands/shopping in the rain
16. Going to the corn maze
17. Seeing my breath in the cold air
18. Having an ornament exchange party
19. Going caroling
20. Going Christmas shopping for family and friends