1. I have along list of books that I would like to buy, but I can't buy them all at once because: I don't have money to be spending on books just because I want them and I'm already running out of space on my new book shelf.
2. There are some really cool, nice leather journals that I would like to have from Barnes & Noble; but, just like the books, I have to wait to buy one. I'm making myself use up my other two notebooks(they're not even cod journals. Yuck.) and it's also a little pricey, so it would have to be a treat.
3. My Grandma is currently visiting for a few days while my Grandpa does some coin business in Livermore.
4. I have taken a recent liking to the game of softball. I like to play second base. It can be pretty nerve-wracking, but I still think it's fun.
5. I have lots of math homework to do.
6. I'm loving being able to drive!
7. I would like to buy a cool clock to put up in my room.
8. I need to get two new pairs of dance shoes. Whenever I get new dance shoes, I still keep the old ones. I just can't part with them yet, they mean a lot to me.
9. Instrumental music often makes me want to cry. (In a good way!)
10. I locked both my keys AND my cellphone in my car while I was at the library, so I had to borrow a phone from the very kind lady at the desk in the library in order to call my Mom to come rescue me. Ugh... It had been a somewhat stressful day and I felt like an idiot. My Mom was being really nice about it and she just kept telling me "It's ok, it happens to everyone." and "You really don't have to feel bad, everyone does it at some point in time!"
Thank you, Mom, for rescuing me. :)
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Just a little get-together...
When my friends and I hang out and have little "get-together"s, we usually just sit around and watch a movie with some snacks. Now, don't get me wrong, movies aren't at all bad! In fact, watching movies with friends is one of my favorite things to do. I just want to get a little more creative with what to do when we all hang out.
Here is a list of some ideas for a get-together with my friends. Some of these ideas are what other people suggested and some ideas are my own. A lot of people will probably think that some of these are really nerdy ideas. I do admit, some of them are pretty nerdy; but what can I say, I think nerdy is fun. :)
1. A murder mystery party. It would be like a "glorified game of Mafia".
2. A children's book party. Everybody would bring their favorite children's books that they read when they were kids. We would look at/read eachothers books and talk about the memories attatched to them.
3. A literature based party. It would be exactly like the idea with the children's books, but instead of children's books, it would be with poetry(poetry we've written ourselves or not), books, short stories, etc...
4. A picnic. A legitimate, full out picnic. I'm talking picnic baskets, picnic blankets, a sunny day at the park, and alone food you can eat! Everyone would bring a blanket and as much food as they would be willing to bring! :)
5. A Disney movie marathon night! Everybody brings their favorite Disney movies and snacks and we watch Disney movies all night long!
Here is a list of some ideas for a get-together with my friends. Some of these ideas are what other people suggested and some ideas are my own. A lot of people will probably think that some of these are really nerdy ideas. I do admit, some of them are pretty nerdy; but what can I say, I think nerdy is fun. :)
1. A murder mystery party. It would be like a "glorified game of Mafia".
2. A children's book party. Everybody would bring their favorite children's books that they read when they were kids. We would look at/read eachothers books and talk about the memories attatched to them.
3. A literature based party. It would be exactly like the idea with the children's books, but instead of children's books, it would be with poetry(poetry we've written ourselves or not), books, short stories, etc...
4. A picnic. A legitimate, full out picnic. I'm talking picnic baskets, picnic blankets, a sunny day at the park, and alone food you can eat! Everyone would bring a blanket and as much food as they would be willing to bring! :)
5. A Disney movie marathon night! Everybody brings their favorite Disney movies and snacks and we watch Disney movies all night long!
Friday, March 1, 2013
Magnetic Poetry. . .
"Apes, French Fries, and Potpourri"
by Madeline Freres
I gaze into my velcro wrist watch,
And as I look beyond the face
With the colorful Roman Numerals
Looking back at me,
I see my future and the present time.
I see in my future some apes,
French fries and potpourri.
Yet, I'm stuck in a stuffy red room
Full of secret trunks, the game of
Kerplunk, and pictures of helicopters
And ornithopters.
In the stuffy red room
My cranium is at it's limit.
I'm all dressed in blue, thinking of you
And my future that lies in my
Velcro wrist watch with the colorful
Roman numerals staring back at me.
by Madeline Freres
I gaze into my velcro wrist watch,
And as I look beyond the face
With the colorful Roman Numerals
Looking back at me,
I see my future and the present time.
I see in my future some apes,
French fries and potpourri.
Yet, I'm stuck in a stuffy red room
Full of secret trunks, the game of
Kerplunk, and pictures of helicopters
And ornithopters.
In the stuffy red room
My cranium is at it's limit.
I'm all dressed in blue, thinking of you
And my future that lies in my
Velcro wrist watch with the colorful
Roman numerals staring back at me.
Short Stories...
Setting: Back of an ambulance in Russia
Tone: Angry
Genre: Comedy
Written by: Madeline, Bonnie, Joel, and Ben.
2012
(Madeline) The French man was yelling and thrashing around wildly resisting the help of the paramedics. He was obviously upset about something, but the paramedics didn't think about it much because that often happened. The paramedics were. . .
(Bonnie) unsure what to do, though. He seemed to be trying to tell them something. Finally, the man stopped talking. He just stared at the top of the ambulance. They were quite close to the hospital, so the paramedics weren't thinking to much about the man. However, immediately after being brought. . .
(Joel) into the hospital parking lot, they were instructed to go to a different hospital across town. Curses in French and Russian filled the ambulance like popcorn fills a kettle. The driver screamed something threatening that even the other Russians couldn't understand. The irate Frenchman layed on his back as the beeping of the heart-rate monitor sped up to the pace of a. . .
(Ben) humming bird's wings. Now even more so were the paramedics upset. On top of having to go to another hospital, their patient was now going into shock.
Setting: Croatian Fashion Show
Tone: Angry
Genre: Documentary
Written by: Madeline, Bonnie, Logan, Joel, and Jordyn.
2013
(Madeline) Every year, the country of Croatia hosts a fashion show, one of the most competitive and terrifying events in the world. The fashion show is set up like a competition. It is an exclusive event and only Croatian designers can enter into the competition. Each of the designers has five years to prepare a new line of clothing. In the past, the amount of time that the designers had to prepare their clothing had to be extended to five years because the competition had grown so fierce. The designers are now in a mad race to win the competitive Croatian Fashion Show.
(Bonnie) Not only do the designers have to take five years to ready their designs, but the models must re cooperate and train in that time. The arena that this fashion show is held in holds only thirteen thousand people. They stay behind the protective bullet proof glass for protection; not just for the audience, but for the designers and models as well. No model is allowed any weapon but what the designer had put into the clothing themselves. In earlier years, if the audience didn't like an outfit or model, they were known to attack them. This was outlawed, the contestants were only allowed to be attacked by other contestants.
(Logan) Most models leave the arena on stretchers, others never leave. A few models, however, are known for their war tactics and physical strength. These contestants are ruthless, often choosing decapitation as their killing method. The designers for these models are also fierce. They send their contestants in battle-ready and sometimes join the competition, attacking the other designers. One year, a designer actually used her model as a bat, grabbing the girl by her legs and swinging her about. This effectively took down 7 models and 13 designers. The designer responsible was later disqualified for giving her contestants machine guns before they went on stage.
(Joel) However, catty designers have resorted to designing outfits out of live attack-dogs and grenades. This year, it is rumored that one designer has even found a way to convince the judges that. . .
(Jordyn) a dress made of dogs would be a powerful statement towards activists that believe these fashion shows are inhumane. The judges went with it; however, the designer would have to feed the dogs. She agreed to set off to find suitable food for seventeen Rottweilers. She had to feed them nine models to make them stop whining. This eliminated all competition and she won by default.
Tone: Angry
Genre: Comedy
Written by: Madeline, Bonnie, Joel, and Ben.
2012
(Madeline) The French man was yelling and thrashing around wildly resisting the help of the paramedics. He was obviously upset about something, but the paramedics didn't think about it much because that often happened. The paramedics were. . .
(Bonnie) unsure what to do, though. He seemed to be trying to tell them something. Finally, the man stopped talking. He just stared at the top of the ambulance. They were quite close to the hospital, so the paramedics weren't thinking to much about the man. However, immediately after being brought. . .
(Joel) into the hospital parking lot, they were instructed to go to a different hospital across town. Curses in French and Russian filled the ambulance like popcorn fills a kettle. The driver screamed something threatening that even the other Russians couldn't understand. The irate Frenchman layed on his back as the beeping of the heart-rate monitor sped up to the pace of a. . .
(Ben) humming bird's wings. Now even more so were the paramedics upset. On top of having to go to another hospital, their patient was now going into shock.
Setting: Croatian Fashion Show
Tone: Angry
Genre: Documentary
Written by: Madeline, Bonnie, Logan, Joel, and Jordyn.
2013
(Madeline) Every year, the country of Croatia hosts a fashion show, one of the most competitive and terrifying events in the world. The fashion show is set up like a competition. It is an exclusive event and only Croatian designers can enter into the competition. Each of the designers has five years to prepare a new line of clothing. In the past, the amount of time that the designers had to prepare their clothing had to be extended to five years because the competition had grown so fierce. The designers are now in a mad race to win the competitive Croatian Fashion Show.
(Bonnie) Not only do the designers have to take five years to ready their designs, but the models must re cooperate and train in that time. The arena that this fashion show is held in holds only thirteen thousand people. They stay behind the protective bullet proof glass for protection; not just for the audience, but for the designers and models as well. No model is allowed any weapon but what the designer had put into the clothing themselves. In earlier years, if the audience didn't like an outfit or model, they were known to attack them. This was outlawed, the contestants were only allowed to be attacked by other contestants.
(Logan) Most models leave the arena on stretchers, others never leave. A few models, however, are known for their war tactics and physical strength. These contestants are ruthless, often choosing decapitation as their killing method. The designers for these models are also fierce. They send their contestants in battle-ready and sometimes join the competition, attacking the other designers. One year, a designer actually used her model as a bat, grabbing the girl by her legs and swinging her about. This effectively took down 7 models and 13 designers. The designer responsible was later disqualified for giving her contestants machine guns before they went on stage.
(Joel) However, catty designers have resorted to designing outfits out of live attack-dogs and grenades. This year, it is rumored that one designer has even found a way to convince the judges that. . .
(Jordyn) a dress made of dogs would be a powerful statement towards activists that believe these fashion shows are inhumane. The judges went with it; however, the designer would have to feed the dogs. She agreed to set off to find suitable food for seventeen Rottweilers. She had to feed them nine models to make them stop whining. This eliminated all competition and she won by default.
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