The Beginning

In a land far away.
In a time like last Tuesday.
Is a girl, from the future.

"Okay, this is just dumb." Charlene crossed out the words.
"Hey! It was great!" Catie said. "It's supposed to be a cheesy commercial anyway."
"Cheesy, not out-right stupid."
Catie rolled her eyes. "We're selling a book, and only hypothetically so it doesn't matter if it's cheesy. In fact, if it's cheesy, people will remember it and we'll get a good grade on this assignment."
The bell rang. "I'll work on this during next block, okay?" Charlene said, gathering her books.
"Okay, just have something by after school. I just want to get this done." Catie said.

~*~

Charlene walked into biology, the lights were dim. "Movie day?" She asked Brett.
Brett nodded. "Sub too so I'm taking a nap."
Charlene pulled out her notebook. How the heck was she supposed to write a commercial for some lousy book that didn't even exist? All they had decided on was that it was about a girl from the future. There was nothing to work with! She stared at the blank sheet of notebook paper. She put her head on the desk and closed her eyes. "Totally stupid," she mumbled.
A brisk wind rustled her hair and she opened them quickly. She was still sitting at her desk but had moved to a city street. Tall buildings rose on either side of her. She stood cautiously. What had just happened? She had just been in biology and then...

Procrastonation

Procrastination is a kind of avoidance. It's about not doing something for as long as humanly possible. Usually it's something that you hate doing. You decide to write that paper in a few hours or a few days. Rationalization is incredibly important to procrastination. The better you are at rationalizing your motives the better you will be at procrastinating. The paper isn't worth very many points, it's not like if I fail the paper I'll fail the class, Sarah is having a really great party, Sarah is my friend, I don't want to lose her friendship, I'll go to the party instead of write the paper. Thus you have not only succeeded in procrastinating, you have also succeeded in making it seem like it was the right decision. You not only have an excellent excuse for putting off the paper, you also have avoided writing it for a few more hours. Mission accomplished!

Listening to Audio Books Online

Found a website where you can listen to books online. Looks like a really great site and I've already listened to several short stories. A bit morbid but these ones are good :)
http://websearch.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=websearch&cdn=compute&tm=3&f=21&su=p284.13.342.ip_p504.6.342.ip_&tt=3&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.podiobooks.com/

I told you this wouldn't work out...

This whole blog thing just doesn't capture my attentions enough to really work on often. I guess it was doomed to fail from the start... ah well...

Whew! It's Been A While!!

So I know it's been just short of forever since I posted but I figured I'd better give this a go again. I've just been super busy with graduation and such. Planning my open house is starting to get up there on my priority list too!!
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Whoa... totally spaced on you blog. Was on facebook, one of the great time-suckers of my generation. But of course you already know about that. Anyway, found a song and I can't decide whether I really like it or not. Leaning towards like. Listen to it and tell me what you think.

Today is a Good day

Even though I had to get up early. And I have little to write about... Still good... I think that's all...

Finding Balance: Creating an environment in which Wolves and Humans can Coexist

This paper was written by my best friend Charlotte Mazurek. It is very well done. It focuses on the plight of the Grey Wolves of North America.           

 I feel that I have a responsibility to the environment I live in- everything that a human being does has an effect on all the living things around them and I want my effect to be a positive one. A good world citizen can see the inherent value of Earth in its natural state and will actively seek to protect the environment for the health of both themselves and future generations. I love having a part in its protection by purchasing organic products, planting trees, conserving water, and recycling. Anyone can help the environment through the opportunities available in our society as businesses turn to green energy and products. Protecting our environment will lead not only to longer, improved lives for human beings, but also to the growth of beauty and peace in the few wild, untouched places on Earth.

            It is because of my love for the environment that I chose to research gray wolves. As one of only a handful of predators native to North America, the presence of gray wolves has an enormous impact on the environment of the United States. It is important that their assimilation into existing biospheres is handled carefully so that neither wolves nor humans will suffer. Gray wolves cannot be kept under protection of the United States Endangered Species Act indefinitely, and individual states need to develop conservation plans that will allow gray wolves to live in their natural state while minimizing human-wolf conflict. In the most critical population center in the west, Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding area, the gray wolf must be protected and responsibly managed to maintain a stable environment.

            Gray wolves had long been a symbol of evil for Europeans and the settlers brought to America stories of werewolves and red riding hood that turned the predators into evil creatures that longed for human flesh. As the colonists spread west gray wolves, immediately labeled dangerous pests, were trapped, shot, and poisoned. In the 1930’s the gray wolf was extinct in the lower 48 states, with only a handful surviving in northern Michigan and Minnesota (Chadwick 44). Their absence took them out of conflict with humans, but also left an unstable environment in the abandoned areas. Elk herds in Yellowstone began wintering in one area, destroying all the vegetation. With the brush gone the soil eroded, rivers grew shallow and with the habitat now disappearing birds, beaver, and fish vanished. The nature preserved in Yellowstone was unnatural without the area’s natural predator. The imbalance lead to overlarge herds of grazing animals that further injured vegetation and proved an easy target for bouts of sickness and starvation. Anyone could see that something was wrong.

            However, people grew used to the current situation and human hunters tried to replace wolves in culling elk and whitetail numbers. The missing predator was forgotten until, in the 1980s, a pack of gray wolves migrated south from Canada and began living in Yellowstone. The pack was small but growing and it reminded people that the West had once been different and that gray wolves had been a staple in America’s environment. So between 1995 and 1996, with the support of Yellowstone officials who wanted to restore Yellowstone to its truly original state, the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service released 66 Canadian gray wolves into the protected area (Chadwick 44). These wolves acted as a booster for the small packs already living there and the population grew swiftly. As the wolves rebound elk remain on the move during the winter and the vegetation has a chance to recover. Other native species have also returned, bringing beavers back from one dam in Yellowstone to twelve. Yellowstone is reverting to its natural state. Unfortunately, not everyone is happy to see the area flourishing. Hunters are angry that wolves were taking a share of “their” deer and elk. Ranchers are worried about their cattle and sheep herds. Both complaints are understandable. However, wolves prey on sick and injured grazing animals so in reality the deer and elk herds are stronger and healthier than ever before. Also, though wolves did kill some cattle and sheep they were responsible for less than 1% of all sheep deaths and ranchers can apply for government reimbursement on proven wolf kills (Chadwick 42). Coyotes killed many more sheep than wolves and had a much less beneficial impact on the environment in the years researched. The conflict between wolves and humans exists entirely because of human meddling in nature and old superstitions. Men killed off the gray wolves, but they also reintroduced them, and now they must acknowledge that the gray wolf belongs in America and its presence should be dealt with not by force but by cooperation with the natural order.

            The biggest challenge and the biggest benefactor for gray wolf recovery is human interference. Ranchers illegally poach wolves to protect their livestock, hunters gun wolves down to “save” deer that they plan to kill, and construction projects in the west destroy wolf habitat and put wolves in conflict with human beings and their pets. None of the wolves’ fellow predators can hurt their population as much as men. Even though some humans hurt wolves and their environment, people can also help wolves and protect their habitat. According to Frank Clifford with Smithsonian magazine, “Wolf watching generates more than $35 million a year for motels, restaurants and other businesses in the three states surrounding the park [Yellowstone]” (Clifford). Wolves attract visitors to Yellowstone and the money they bring creates jobs for people in the area and puts more money in the local economy. They are benefitting the area they live in and even ranchers and hunters will admit that. Organizations like Defenders of Wildlife are also helping wolves by teaching ranchers non-deadly practices such as lighting, alarm systems, fladry, electric fencing, and the removal of dead or dying livestock to protect livestock from predation (Fact). If ranchers can protect their cattle and sheep without killing wolves the two groups can easily coexist.

            Even as people bring up their fears about the presence of wolves near human settlements and argue for legal wolf hunts, there is a sense that the majority of people don’t want them to become completely extinct again. As Jim Halfpenny wisely points out, “We have a psychological need for something big and bad that represents wildness. Wolves fulfill that" (Clifford). People enjoy the thrill of hearing a wolf howl under the moon and watching them run across the open ground. Nature fascinates people and most feel a certain kinship to wolves whose packs closely resemble human families. They used to roam the majority of the American west and now, again, they are establishing territory across several thousand acres, bringing with them reminders of old rivalries (Shogren). Wyoming especially has been a hotbed for hunting controversy. When, in 2008, wolves were taken off the endangered species list in that state they were labeled pests, allowing virtually unlimited slaughtering of the population. A resulting lawsuit put the wolves back on the list until Wyoming develops a better plan (Chadwick 40). The issue in Wyoming is that the people there see wolves as killing machines rather than natural predators who hunt only to survive. It would not necessarily be a bad thing for small, well-regulated wolf hunts to occur in order to keep population numbers at sustainable levels. The key is being clear about why the wolves are hunted and defining what a good population number for wolves would be for the existing habitat. As long as people keep clear heads and don’t drag assumptions about wolf behavior (they’re still wild creatures even if they’re under government protection) into their own actions, wolves can have a fighting chance.

            Gray wolves are here to stay in the American west and creating a plan that will conserve both wolf habitat and human peace of mind will not only restore the spirit of wilderness to the west, but also make America a better place to live. Wolves bring money into the American economy, maintain balance in their ecosystem, keep deer and elk herds healthy, and bring beauty and grace into their surroundings. Gray wolves are not pests or mindless killers, they are a natural part of North America’s environment, and their survival is something worth fighting for.

Works Cited

Chadwick, Douglas. “Wolf Wars.” National Geographic Mar.2010: 34-55. Print.

Clifford, Frank. “Wolves and the Balance of Nature in the Rockies.” Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Magazine. Feb 2009. Web. 20 April 2012.

“Fact Sheet Gray Wolf.” Defenders.org. Defenders of Wildlife. 2012. Web. 20 April 2012.

Shogren, Elizabeth. “As Gray Wolves Return, So Does Debate Over Hunting.” NPR. NPR. 10 February 2012. Web. 20 April 2012.

The War on Truckers

My father being a semi-truck driver it becomes a very personal thing when state law makers pass anti-idling laws. It's irritating, to say the least, to discover that the majority of states have laws that do not allow truckers to idle their engines for more than 20 minutes every hour. Some have laws that shorten that to a measly 5 minutes an hour!
Ever gone shopping on a summer day when it was 90 degrees outside? Felt your steering wheel when you got back into your car? Burning hot right? How about winter when temperatures dip lower than 40 degrees? Idling a vehicle for 5 minutes barely begins to raise the temperature. Lawmakers want truckers to sleep in those conditions.
It's sickening to think of my father sleeping in those freezing cold or boiling hot conditions. And what is the point of it all? To save the environment? Ha! How about my father's health? How about his life? What if one night he falls asleep in below freezing temperatures and he doesn't wake up? What happens then? Is the environment saved then?
If I have to choose between the environment and my father then I'm picking my dad. I think that anyone else would make the same decision. What if it was your father? Or your mother, or child, or you? Which would you be more concerned about?
And besides that, how are drivers expected to get any sleep in such conditions? Generally, people complain that truckers often drive while drowsy. But how could they get any sleep with laws like these?
Anti-idling laws put everyone in danger.

Ah! My Blog!

I have once again forgotten you!!
What a pity! For you are such an important part of my life!
And yet I neglect you...
Terrible...

I guess I don't have anything important to write on here... AP tests are finished!! Yay!!
That's about it though...

So farewell once more my forgotten blog!

So much to do, so much to distract...

Today is a very important day to study for my upcoming AP English test. But I've successfully wasted abut an hour and a half of time doing things that don't even matter in the long run!! WHY??? It doesn't make any sense!! It is as if my mind has willingly been set to self-destruct! What am I thinking??? I'm sitting here typing away at a blog post instead of doing anything productive!! So dumb!! How can I do this to myself???

Oooo! Shiny!!!

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I have a Member!!!

I'm not sure she really counts though, being my teacher and all...

But that's not what this post is truly about. Really, it's about many things. This week has been rough. One of my teacher's is in the hospital, JP passed on... Which, I suppose... is a good thing. I bet God is barely keeping up with him now :) He was such a great person. I'm glad that God gave him such an amazing testimony to share. And now he has a new body that's 100% cancer free!
I just need to look at the good side. This is the day that the Lord has made. I believe JP lived by that verse. He was always upbeat...

A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22

Poem for JP

Is it right to smile?
Is it wrong to laugh?
Should we leave control
in the hands of the past?

Would he want us to cry?
Would he hate our tears?
Would he count up the sad hearts?
Would he see our fear?

Fear for our families,
Fear for our friends,
Fear that this life is just over
it ends.

He isn't afraid,
So why are we?
He's taken the final step,
In his future destiny.

Life doesn't end
with a doctor's decision.
It's deeper than that,
so why this division?

Life belongs to God,
As do our souls and flesh.
And one day body will rise again,
When soul and spirit mesh.

We say goodbye,
but just for now.
Each will step to eternity,
But don't worry,
JP will show you how.

Still no Readers

*tsk tsk*
This blog must be a failure. No one but me and possibly my cousin reads this!! What am I doing wrong??? Oh, yeah... talking about what I want to talk about instead of what other people like... Also, I have no pattern here. Well, except maybe whining about stuff. But overall I just have no way to keep readers unless I keep consistent... which I don't... and won't. Because who wants to be consistent?
Pudding is consistent.
People are not consistent.
I just finished reading the book I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga.
Disturbing a tad... When I finished I felt very restless and agitated, like I couldn't sit still. And I didn't for a few hours. It was a good book though... creepy... real. I enjoyed it, couldn't put it down. I don't want to give anything away though... *laughs* LOL!! Not like anyone is going to read this anyway!!
This si sort of like a diary almost... except I'm not stupid enough to put information on here that's sensitive. Let's call it therapy :) Yes, this blog is my therapy. I should get everyone in my Creative Writing class to start a blog. Posting weekly even is nice. It's kind of like a release, depending on what you post. Since I post nonsense half the time I consider a release. I suppose if I was stuck in the constraints of say a "writing blog" or a "feminist blog" or something like that I wouldn't have much freedom. I like freedom.
Anyway, I have to go. May or may not continue this in the next couple days... BYE!

Sisters

I asked my little sister this morning what I should blog about today and she said, "Blog about your amazing sister!" And I said, "Okay, sisters."
So that's why this blog is about sisters. I'm not sure I have a lot to say about sisters. I have two younger ones who sometimes annoy me half to death twice and sometimes decide to surprise me by being nice. They usually fight each other more than they fight me though which is good... for me.
My youngest sister comandeers the computer all day and plays weird lego games. The other one takes the TV and watches hours upon hours of Doctor Who. I used to like that show but I think I overthought it one too many times and now it's just not that fun to watch. That one is more annoying because she's just at that age when everything is hers and no one else's opinion matters. It's frustrating to say the least.
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I think that's really all I have to say about sisters right now. I love 'em both but they can be irritating.

Substitute Teachers

There are a 3 types of substitute teachers:

Controlling: Doesn't allow talking, eating, sitting, standing, reading, or writing. Walks around and reads everything over your shoulder to make sure you're doing exactly what you're supposed to do. Responds to questions with something like, "You should have been paying attention when I explained it the first time."

Partially Laid Back: Allows talking but only quietly and walks around to make sure you're doing the work but doesn't read over your shoulder. Responds to questions with, "I'm not sure what your teacher had in mind. Why don't you keep working and ask them when they are back tomorrow?"

Non-Existent Laid Back: Allows students to do anything they want, trusting that they aren't doing anything their teacher would disapprove. Attempts polite conversation with some of the students but doesn't walk around the room. Responds to questions with a shrug.

The third option is always a class favorite except with the really smart kids who are actually trying to get work done. I work on stuff in class when there's a sub but I like the third option best because then I can get stuff done in the proper environment. I can also collaborate with my peers and talk about the projects.
That's all I have to say about that for now.

See? This is my lame attempt at a comeback.

I'm sure it is. Or perhaps this blog will hang on slowly possibly through the summer months ahead. But I don't know. Depends on whether I can think of some really awesome topics to talk about...

How about things that are important?

Know what? Never mind. I have a headache and homework. Maybe I'll write on this tomorrow. In the mean time this blog will have to consider this post its life support.

QUICK!! Does anyone know CPR???

Because I think this blog is dying!!!

Well, it was fun while it lasted... Okay, knowing me, this is actually a revival. I'll probably start once again faithfully writing on this. If you can call what I've been doing "faithful" which I doubt. Even if you stretch the word a bit you still don't get what I've been doing. More likely this will begin once again my series of random postings...
I wish I actually had some followers to excite with this news... Ah well, can't have everything in life. I suppose...
Anyway... So... Both terrible words to begin with. I guess since this is supposed to be whatever comes to my mind I should talk about something... that has come to my mind... I know! Doctor Who!
It's a great TV show but the Timelords in it really were stupid. The humans were smart and went out into all the universe and made lives, furthering the human race. Even if Earth was destroyed there would still be people out there. But the Timelords? Nah! They're "too good" for that! They just sat on their little world, reveling in their own power, contemplating all the power they had, thinking about controling their power. I think they were just power-hungry little jerks.
They think they're so special just because they can travel through time but seriously, how awesome can a race be that was wiped out by the Daleks? The Daleks!! The worst bad guys ever! I mean, it's a tin can with a plunger! Oh and a death ray... but a PLUNGER! What's the plunger for (link goes to an Eddie Izzard video. Swears a bit but it's funny)??? It doesn't make any sense. Also, do any Doctor Who bad guys have any sense of future planning?

Dalek: Exterminate! Exterminate!
Human: What about after we're all dead?
Dalek: Then Daleks will rule the universe! We will reign supreme!
Human: Yeah, but then what? What are you gonna do with the universe?
Dalek: We will rule it!
Human: But what are you gonna rule? There'll be nothing left but Daleks.
Dalek: That's because we will be supreme!
Human: Well so what? You'll be all alone! You're only purpose is to destroy everything that's not a Dalek! What are you going to do when everything that isn't Dalek has been destroyed?
Dalek: ...
Human: That's what I thought.

There's just no forward planning! Same with the Cybermen. They're only purpose is to destroy stuff but eventually there'll be nothing left to destroy. Where does that leave them? Obviously, there is a flaw in their programming.
Anyway, I was really supposed to be talking about the Timelords. They just think they're better than everyone and then they all just die. What a waste. Their selfishness ruined them. They could have been so much better but they had to go and get on their high horse and play king of the universe. What a waste.

Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 16:18

Back to School

I'm back at school now... *sigh*
I didn't get everything done during break that I wanted but I got a lot done so I feel good about that. It's not great to be back in school but it's nice to see friends again. I'm not all that excited about AP Euro though... It's getting really tough and not knowing for sure if I'm going to take the test or not is not making it any easier for me to work.
Right now I'm sitting in my math class... not doing math. But now I just found out that he posted another assignment *sigh again*
I'd better get on that. Maybe I'll post again later in CW.

Accomplishments April 4th-6th

Here is my newest list of goals completed and those still to be done:

• Complete two review packets for AP Euro
• Finish the big book assignment for AP Euro (Started and over halfway done)
• Make a CW project (letters maybe?)
• Take down my last CW project in the garage
• Finish writing a chapter in Gideon
• Finish writing Charlotte's short story
• Find my knitting book and folder with my short story in it

As you can see, I still have things to do. However, this list is anything but all-inclusive as to all the goals and things that needed to be done that came up during this break. I didn't even put my English assignment on the list. And right now, that's priority... My big book assignment will have to wait until I finish some other things. Tomorrow being Saturday, it's crunch time. I need a tentative schedule in order to stay on track:

Get up at 9:30 and get ready for the day
Read 1984 from 10 to 11
Take a break, watch TV, relax, and eat lunch from 11 to 12:45ish
 Read quiz from 1 to 1:30
Work on packets from 1:45 to 2:30
Read 1984 from 2:45 to 3:30
Take a break for a few minutes, listen to Sahara and clean my room
Read quiz from 4 to 4:30
Read Genesis from 4:30 to 5
Break for dinner
Work on big book assignment from 6:30 to 7
Read quiz from 7 to 7:30
Call it a day and chill until bedtime

There are many holes in this schedule. But I have no idea what might come up. Saturdays for me are usually free of distraction but you never know... I just want to be prepared for the day. It looks like I'll be doing an awful lot of reading.

Accomplishments April 1st-3rd

I'm just bad at writing on this everyday.
So for April First, I finished writing a chapter of Gideon.
April Second, I started on my big book assignment for AP Euro
April Third, I worked more on my book assignment and I took down most of my CW project in the garage.

So I'm moving right along on my goals list.

• Complete two review packets for AP Euro
• Finish the big book assignment for AP Euro (Started)
• Make a CW project (letters maybe?)
• Take down my last CW project in the garage (Started)
• Finish writing a chapter in Gideon
• Finish writing Charlotte's short story
• Find my knitting book and folder with my short story in it

That's where I am right now. Which is good. I'd like to get more than this list done but at the rate I'm going I need to really get moving on some stuff. I want to finish another chapter of Gideon this week b/c then I'll have the sixth chapter done and I can take a break until after June 5th. I don't know if I'm going to finish my Charlotte story at all, I don't really like it much. I do need to finish a different short story called "Snowed In", it's about my quiz team :)
I'm going to start a review packet today and get more of my CW project taken down. But I won't be able to finish that one completely until the weekend.

Well, I am making cookies and the timer is about to go off, so I must go.

March 30th and 31st Accomplishments

I'm really bad at getting on this to write when I'm on break.
For the 30th I helped clean the whole house.
For the 31st I have written all my thank you cards for my b-day party and don't feel sick anymore.
I don't feel like I've really accomplished things yet. But I have an entire week so I'm thinking that'll be crunch time. Perhaps if I shared some goals I could see how my progress is going.

GOALS

• Complete two review packets for AP Euro
• Finish the big book assignment for AP Euro
• Make a CW project (letters maybe?)
• Take down my last CW project in the garage
• Finish writing a chapter in Gideon
• Finish writing Charlotte's short story
• Find my knitting book and folder with my short story in it

That's a lot. But I have a week... Maybe it's not enough...  Well, if it's not enough then I'll just do more AP Euro packets and more CW.

March 29th Accomplishments

So I forgot to post yesterday night about what I accomplished. Which is okay, I'll just post today.
I cleaned my room.
That's about it. But hey, I was sick most of the day. So you can't really blame me for not getting much done!

Anyway, today I'm preparing for my birthday party!! Yay! It's going to be super fun! I'll tell you all about it tomorrow or perhaps the next day, whenever I get on next.

So today I drank tea...

This post is not my accomplishment post. I'll post that later. Hopefully at the same time each evening around 8pm.
This post is about tea, which I don't really understand. I tried some today and it was gross so I'm going to try a different kind in a few minutes once it's steeped. I just don't get tea. I mean, my cousin just loves the stuff and never shuts up about how good it is for you and how amazing the benefits of drinking tea are. I'm just not sure about why people do that. You've got your casual drinkers which are the people who drink tea from time to time just because they can. Then the mild tea drinkers who like drinking it a couple times a week. Then you have my cousin, the avid tea drinker. She drinks at LEAST one glass a day! Usually more than that. I never could get into it. I've always been on the lowest part of the spectrum where I have just hated tea for my whole life.
But now, with all the flavors and new ways to drink it, I'm not sure even I can stay away from liking at least one kind of tea...
Well, my tea is steeped! Let's try it...
BLECH!! Ah!! Gross!!
So much for tea... it all tastes the same... gross... it reminds me of bark.
Anyway, I must leave you now because I still need to accomplish things today!

Accomplishment Journal

Tomorrow begins my spring break! Yay!
In an effort to not waste my precious vacation time, I am going to post daily what I have accomplished for the day! This way I can't waste all my time watching TV and playing on the computer without feeling badly about it!
In the meantime, I feel sick today. I even went home early... Which I never do. So, farewell for now.

Cotton

Today, my head is full of cotton. My throat is sore and my eyes are tired.
So this will be short. Because I don't feel like writing much. But I felt obligated to write on this blog. Mostly because I started it and should at least use it in case anyone starts following it. But I don't know if anyone will since I guess no one really cares if my head is full of cotton or not.
Regardless, I still came to school and did a timed writing in AP lit. Why? Because I had to. Because it needed to be done. And because now it's over and I can lay my head down until fourth block when I have to work again for AP European History. And anyway, I still came up with a new revelation for my timed writing.
But let me start at the first. The writing had to be on Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Hurston. You had to use a symbol. I chose the symbol of the pear tree, which I thought would be easy and straightforward. It wasn't all that. But while I was writing I realized that the pear tree is a really amazing symbol for the way Janie searches for love. She doesn't do it right. A pear tree sits in one place and waits for a bee to come to it. It doesn't actively seek the bees. In the same way, Janie just sits around and waits for love to come to her. She doesn't look for it, she just waits. She wants so much but never gets it because she doesn't work for it.
Anyway... my head is pounding now so maybe I'll write more about it tomorrow. I foresee an entire post about that book because I really enjoyed it. Perhaps I'll post my essay when I type it up... But maybe no one's interested in reading that.
And this was way longer than I had wanted it to be...

It's a little sad...

I have no followers!!
*Tear slides slowly down my face and plops onto the keyboard*
How can this be? Perhaps I'm just not interesting, or maybe it's my lack of consistency. *shrug* Whatever it is I hope I can conquer it soon.
In the mean time, since no one is reading this anyway, I guess I can post whatever I want. Which was kind of the point of creating this blog in the first place. Well, okay, maybe I had that dream of getting a million followers and making money off this thing. But that's unrealistic. More than likely I'll write this for a month then lose interest completely. Ah well, I'll just blame my short attention span on the previous generation. That makes everything better right?

Now for a story!!!
There once was a girl from England
Who loved to make soup and
bread of hostess brand.

She had a husband of twenty
who never made any  money
so she left him and ran off with the monkey.

The monkey made less than the man did
so she opted for a trip to Madrid
There the monkey she got rid

She traveled the world with laughter
made a trade which she mastered
and lived happily ever after!


Not the greatest but that was fun to write!!

WOW! Two posts in one day!

You're so privileged. I think this makes up for not posting for, like, a week... well, maybe.
Anyway, I'm writing this post because I'm bored right now. I have nothing to do at the moment...
So, how about we talk about whatever comes to my mind.
Fish
water
oceans
toxins
spreading
Hey! I was watching the movie Sahara and realized it's pretty good. It had plenty of action and a good storyline though the plot created a few loose ends. I enjoyed it immensely.  I found out that it was based on a book and am planning to read it as soon as it comes in at my library. Maybe I'll even review it and post my review on here!
So that's what came to my mind but I still have time to kill... oh shoot! I have a project to work on!
Gotta go!

So today is March 21st

And I feel like writing a short story!!
There once was a kind old man who lived on a great big hill. Once upon a time a young boy came up the great big hill so he could throw rocks at the kind old man. The kind old man asked the boy why he would want to throw rocks at him. The boy responded, "Because you're nothing but a terrible, ugly old man!"
"But we've never met before!" The kind old man said. "How can you know so much about me?"
The young boy stared at the ground. "I don't know... The other kids say that you are."
"So you don't even know me," said the kind old man. "But you want to hurt me. I think that you need to rethink how you make your decisions."
The young boy nodded vigorously. They shook hands and the boy ran down the great big hill back to his waiting friends. They all wanted to know what had happened. The boy said, "Oh, he's mean and ugly all right! And big as a mountain! He almost chomped me up with his big teeth and almost grabbed me with his long claws! He said that the next kid who bothers him, he's really going to roast 'em!"
The children's eyes grew wide with fear. "Let's get out of here!" They cried. And they ran away.
The young boy looked back up the great big hill and smiled. That should keep the kids away... at least for a little while.

So, that went in a different direction than I had planned. I wonder if the young boy was doing more harm than good..?

New to the blog scene...

This is my first blog... well, okay, I did start one once before but it only had one post and I got bored with it. Let's hope that doesn't happen here!
Today in my high school Creative Writing class, my teacher said we were going to work on our children's stories. But she didn't just have us sit in a quiet little classroom to do that. No, she gave us the world. Well, at least all the school's property.
I am writing this blog post from the classroom which is quite empty now. Everyone has rushed off to the library, the halls, the conference rooms, and the tables outside. More teachers should allow this kind of freedom for their students. A change of surrounding helps creativity flow. Fresh air gives new life to tired teens. Laying down is good for circulation. So many benefits.