Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 Or, Stupid Intense Roller Coaster!

So. I was playing Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, which is a sweet game. (too bad it doesn't work on Mac... But I think the newer versions do) So I made this really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, REALLY cool roller coaster (yeah... I cheated to do that.) But it has an intensity rating of like, 14 (that's like, waaaaay to high I think they stop going on intense rides at like, ten...) so nobody goes on it. It makes me sad. It was sooo cool. It goes underground... has a drop from, like 300 feet into a crazy spiral of death... up to 90 miles per hour... Break neck up & down hills... I just CAN'T SEE WHY IT'S SO INTENSE!

... Yes. That was sarcasm, for those of you who were going to ask. (Yeah, I have ESP, for those of you who were going to ask. [JK!])

So... I'm done ranting for now. I'll just wait 'till Molly is off that computer, then make an even more intense ride! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! (I should do the roller coaster builder and see if I can get a twenty!)

~Seth, the cwazy 'coaster builder

Up at five... And not toasting Pop Tarts! Or, Insomnia, yay!

Yup... So... I had some insomnia today. Here's the (boring) story...

I woke up at five... And was rather thirsty. But I didn't want to get a drink. So I didn't. Then I went back to sleep. Then I woke up. And got a drink. And sat in bed... And was bored... So then I listened to music on my mp3 player... Then got up at seven. But didn't toast Pop Tarts...

So... There's my boring story. Oh, I never did post about my mp3 player, did I? I got an mp3 player from the guy I work for. He got them on sale after Thanksgiving, or somethin'. So that's hip.

SooooOOO... I guess I'm done here. Ta-ta!

~Seth

Pokemon Snap, Super Powers, Art Stuffs

So.... First a quote. So here's what happened. Our pastor was talking about the perfect timing of Christ's coming, and was relating it to cooking, like with fudge and stuff... And then he said,
"Usually someone gives me some fudge around this time..."
Then somebody in the congregation shouted out, "It's on its way."
Then Pastor replied, "I don't need it, that's okay.--No, actually I do."
Everyone burst out laughing. it was great. Then at the evening service, he found fudge by the projector... And it was still warm. It was great.

So. I beat... Pokemon Snap? Yeah. That's weird. And there's a "boss" too. 'Cuz at the end, you fly in the sky, and you find this mew... But you can't take a picture, 'cuz the bubble around it is interfering with your camera. So you have to play your pokeflut and throw apples at it to make it go a way, then you can get a picture of it. But even then, it's a picture of its back, at best. But even then, it was my highest scoring picture... It insulted me. I'd done WAAAAY better pictures... oh, well...

So. You know about my comic book I want to do? I was thinking, and came up with some other plots and things... And I was thinking about super powers, and some cool original ones. So I was thinking of super strengths, like super legs, and super arms, and super everything. And then I thought, "Super... Back?" But that's... Well, boring. So then I though, what if a guy's spine could shoot out of his back like a giant tentical!? But spines can't really extend, so it'd have to be like, a really long spine that folds up inside of him... Giving him a super strong back! So I came up with one of the weirdest super powers ever... But it doesn't beat that X-Man dude who has his stomach and intestines (maybe it's just his intestines) come out of his body but they're actually evil worm things. THAT is just about the creepiest, weirdest super power EVER. Really. Those Marvel dudes are crazy...

So. Also, I'm still working on my RoboCello. Just not as often as I should. So... I should work on that. But right now I'm gonna go pwn Ben on Super Smash Bros Brawl =D =P. Yeah, that's right Ben. You'd better look out!

~Seth

Long time no write! Barrage, Scoring sweet stuff, RoboCello, Andy home, work

Hey! Long time no write, huh? I'd better get re-acquainted. Hi blog, how are you? Good? Good. I'm pretty good myself. Yeah, I know, I haven't posted in a while. Naw, I'm not sure why. Yeah, probably just laziness. Maybe I lack initiative. I dunno...
Okay! enough. Let's get crackin'!

So on Tuesday, I went to see Barrage (you know, that music group I was talkin' bout once... The singin' in French and dancin' one. Yeah, that one) live. It. Was. Amazing. Really. Totally. If you ever get the oportunity to go, go. They are amazing. Really. They were just like the movie I saw, but thr3e times better (but they didn't sing in French this time. Oh, and that 'thr3e' reminds me that I need to read that book. I was gonna get it out, but they couldn't find it yesterday...). So anyways. At the intermission I bought their CD. Then at the end, I got it signe by all eight of them! (five violinists, one bass, one guitarist, one drummer) It is SO cool! Totally. So that's my first 'Score!'

My second is I totally 'Score!'ed The Unauthorized Autobiography of Lemony Snicket. But no one can know. So you must forget this imediatly. Now. Forget it. Instead, you will read that I totally 'Score!'ed the first book in the 'Luckiest Kids in the World' series, 'The Pony Party!'

So yesterday I started making a PaperCraft PaperRobot, that's going to be a cello. That turns into a robot. My first prototype is going a long well. If all of my testing works, I might be able to move on to an almost finished version right after, which is neat-o-riffic.
Note: The first link takes you to my favorite PaperCraft website, and the second takes you to the totally rad PaperRobot site. I've probably sent these links before, but what ever, they are totally awesome (if you're into that sort of thing).

Andy came home yesterday. Or, rather, today, but at a ludicrous (I love that word) hour. So that's hip. Oh, and last night, I watched National Treasure 2. it was pretty cool.

Then today I worked. First we didn't put in an oven. By that I mean we got it there, (we weren't supposed to. It was supposed to have been delivered) We hooked up the gas. Then we saw it didn't have a power cord. We cut off the one from the old oven, and then fixed it up. When we plugged it in, the display wouldn't turn on. Great. Eventually they decided to have us stick the old oven back in, and to have them send them a new oven. So then we cut the old oven's cord off the new oven and stuck it back on the old oven and reconected it. That was fun. And totally unproductive. Then we went to another person's house. The guy I work for did/doing (it's pretty much done now.) a kitchen for them. I think the first time I worked with there was actually my first time working for him. We did a couple little things. The person who lives there will not take no for an answer when it comes to food almost. She was always like, here, you should eat this. or, here, you should have some soda. And she always has a lot of chocolate. So that's cool. They're really nice. Then, on the way home, we were driving behind a bus, who was going at the speed limit (or maybe like, on mile slower) and then there was this guy behind us, who was like HONK HONK HOOOOONK. HONK HONK HOOOOONK. So I was like, either he's mad at us, or his brakes just failed and he's actually using the horn for what it's supposed to be used for... Then we stopped at a light, and he did too. So there went my 'theory' (I knew he was just mad. but they way he was honking almost sounded like he was having trouble...) Then, after a bit, he passed us as soon as he could. Then when we met up at another stop light, we were turning and he wasn't, so we went by each other. He rolled down his window and started swearing at us. Like, really, really badly. It was terrible. He really had absolutely no reason to be mad at us... Sigh, I don't get people...

Okay. That's my stories. So that's hip. so..... Ta-ta! Toodles! Bye! G'bye! (I had to make up for my not posting by saying more good byes... Or something? yeah, I dunno.)

Ninja, trickertreating

So today I got ninja'd. Personally, I don't think I got ninja'd, but what ever. Now I don't have to be paranoid. Cuz see, what happened, is the guy walked up in front of me (more like he popped out of the music hall where he was wating for me, and stared at me, waiting for me to get closer) And then when I got close enough, he ran around me and 'ninja'd' me. I really don't think it counted. But like I said, meh.

Also, it was holoween today. I don't believe in holoween. But I do believe in candy. So I went with my little brothers, dressed up as a monster hunter/undead slayer. (Camo coat, orange bandanna, three nerf guns, a light saber. Oh yeah, totally ready.) I didn't take any candy unless the people were like, "Here, you MUST take it." (not really. That was quite an exageration, there) or they had big chocolate bars. I like big chocolate bars. In the end though, I only kept the big chocolate bars, (two. count 'em, two. [except that doesn't work. How it's SUPOSED to go is like this, "Uh, guys? He's got one leg. Count 'em, one." Yeah, Muppets rock.]) and the rest went with all the candy. So now we're pretty stocked up in candy. Hip. Gnarly. Groovy. Also, we gave out candy, of course. That was... fun? Yeah, I dunno. I wasn't the only one my age trickertreating, (I decided to spell it that way, just 'cuz) though. I saw a couple people that looked older then me, and a couple that probly were freshmen. (except they were girls... So freshgirls? I dunno...)

So that was fun. And that's it for now. I'll probly have more stuff about this week and such tomorrows. So that's it. Ta-ta for now! (Tigger is great, no?)

Post... Of nothing?

I'm not in a writing and/or creative mood right now. Other wise I'd give you a nice long post. So maybe tomorrow I'll be in a creative mood, and tell you stuff. So until then, G'bye!

Weekend recap

(the cap is the 'wishing cap' from 'The Minish Cap', FYI)

Ok. So this week end starts on wednesday. hmmm, pretty long weekend, donchathink?
So on wednesday we had a ridiculous schedule that I half knew about. But I forgot to check it out completely. So basically I wasted two hours in the morning, then went back later for orchestra. Also our Grandma and Grandpa came. They brought the other bunk that they built, and a bunch of furniture (it was all in boxes and stuffs). Then the next day we watched a DVD because our director was doing something for some audition thingy. I think she was just revewing all the information or something, because she was there. just back in her office. Anyways, I helped set up the DVD. Then we watched it. It was Yo-Yo Ma (he's a cellist, if you didn't know.) and some guy named Mark something (he plays violin) and Edgar something (he plays bass [the string kind]) So they played folk song style music, and most of what we watched was writen by the Mark dude. In the middle, our director suddenly appeared and began commenting on the way they were playing. it was like, "Woa, where'd you come from?"
Then on Friday we got new music. I play first violin for two of them. So I guess in the middle of the concert we'll swich around seating or something.
Then that night, we went to a corn maze. Apperently it's the biggest in the world. I knew it was gonna be cold, so I wore two sweatshirts (one hooded, one not,) a jacket, yarn gloves, and a head band. I was nice and toasty. Our team got second place, and got 21 out of the 24 checkpoints. (I'll explain that in a sec) the team that got first got all of them, and the team that got last got all but one. So the checkpoints. It was a big maze about the election, so it had a donkey and an elephant and such, and throughout the maze there were little check points that you had to find, and then use them to hole punch your card. (they all had different shapes, so they could tell if you cheated) if you got at least 20, you got a certificate that said you completed the maze. hurrah. It was realy fun. Then after that we had a 'bonfire' it was really small, but whatever. I totally perfected my marshmallow 'cooking' teqnique. So at first my marshmallows were cooling off way to fast, so I would blow them out right before I put them on the crackers. (yeah, I catch mine on fire. only way to do it, man!) but then the inside was still cold, and sometimes not even gooey! So then I stuck one in and left it there untill it was bursting out of its charred shell. That put a stop to non-gooey centers. The only problem is that they wouldn't be on fire at that stage. So they were kinda cold. It'd probably work better in warmer weather.
Then on Saturday, we went to the Mus. of Sci. and Ind. (did you know it takes forever to type the museum of science and industries? It's true. See, I was trying to do it fast, so I forgot to capitilize!) with our Grandparents. that was fun, even though I've seen all of their permanent exhibits now, I'm pretty sure. We also saw an Omnimax movie, because we get 'em free with our membership. (Omnimax is an Imax except with a curved screen. At least that's why I think they call it Omnimax...) it was about sardines and stuff. It was pretty cool. They showed this one part with a bunch of fish eating the sardines, (including sharks with LAMPREYS on them!) and there were these birds that would dive bomb into the water and then swim around eating sardines. it was SO cool. Also, at the begining, they were showing these shoreline cliffs, and at first I wondered why, but then I realized. Woa, with how the move the cammera and things here, it makes it feel like you're actualy going underwater and stuffs. it was a pretty sweet illusion, but it's also kinda hard to explain, and I'm probably doing a really bad job of it. I'll just say it was cool. Then that night we had a 70s dinner. that was fun. Everyone dressed up in goofy clothes and stuff. the food was really, really, really good. That was fun.
Then on Sunday night, we had a youth talent night thingy. That was fun. We did a skit. it was funny. And that recaps the 'weekend' So that's it. Done. Finished. Kaput (which is a funny word, by the way) El Fin. The end. BYE!

Bestiary, Dihidrogen Monoxide Bottle

Today in work I did... Hang on, I'll go get the bestiary entry. Right-o, here it is. *ahem*

"One of the most ferocious beasts in our land, these hulking monsters are a little shorter then the man, and can way up to twice the weight of an average man. Their enormous weight and awkward size can make them difficult to eradicate, especially with the older ones. This is definitely one of the most dangerous creatures around, and should only be approached with the right equipment."

That was taken from the horrible "Double Oven" by far the evilest creature ever. Good thing we had the right equipment. We rented the perfect tool for eradication and installation, a nifty lift-o-tron-a-ma-jig. So that was good.

So I had this plastic water bottle, right? And I had some pliers, right? Heh, that was fun. I totally crushed the top, but when it was half-way crushed, I ripped the lid off, twisted it into a twisted pulp, and pushed it in. Then I totally crushed it closed. Oh, and all of that was after I tried to shoot the cap off and failed. So you can imagine how destoyed it was. It was great.

Also, that 'bestiary entry' was fun to do. I should do that more often. Oh! I almost forgot. Today I got my first tip. Ever. The people we were doing a microwave for (I did one o' them too) gave me five dolars. It was like, "Woa... Thanks!" So that was neat-o-riffic. Nay, gnarly. Yeah, definetly gnarly. ('Nay' is such a great word.) So that's it. Done. Finished. Kaput. El fin.

Adventure Quest Worlds, Work

So today Adventure Quest Worlds, Artix Entertainment's newest game, and an MMO, (massively multiplayer online) came out. And it rocks! It also has a two-letter domain name. That's pretty cool. I mean, www.aq.com. How many two letter domain names are there out there? probably not very many. That's cool. So you should go play it or something. If you see someone named 'Scurvy' That'd be me. Scurvy is a funny name. So that's cool.

Also, I did some work today. We put in an oven and cooktop. While we were doing this, I suddenly realised I really dislike the tape they use when packing apliances. I don't even have a reason too. I just do. It's SO wierd. Then we went to his house and worked on cleaning up his drive way a bit for the party he's having tomorow. That'll be fun, I think. So that's cool. And... Nothing more for now. Done. Zilch. Nadda. BYE! (lol, that was funny for no apperent reason.)

Water, Youth Group

Yeah. So I just discovered something weird. I drink water a ton more when it's available in a relatively cold temperature (zero degrees celsius... yum... Bye the way, did you know that water is zero degrees celsius no matter the ratio between ice and water? It's true.) So now that we live in a house that has a refrigerator that has an ice/water dispenser, I drink water more frequently. It's weird.

So in youth group tonight, we split off into Sr.. high/Jr.. high, and the senior high were talking about the future/why-the-youth-group-is-falling-apart-ish of our youth group. It kinda reminded me of some of our worse planning meetings at CBC, to give you an idea of what it was like. But better. So we talked about a lot of things, and how we could maybe make the youth group better and things. Then he said if they REALLY wanted to, we would... split it into Sr.. high/Jr.. high on Wednesdays. GASP! That made me sad. So pray that it wouldn't come to that, and that we could just work hard and get everything nice and happy again. I could say a lot more on this, but no matter how hard I could try, it would sound like I was blaming everyone else. And I don't want to sound like that, because it's my problem too. So just pray that everyone would make wise decisions, and just want to work at making the youth group some where where they would want to be. Thanks!

Faith Fest, Pastor's message

Yeah, so Faith Fest ROCKED! With that said, I'll give you a quick schedule (I pronounced that right there as shedule, just for goofiness, FYI)

So we left at 16.00 hrs Friday. Drove. Drove. Drove. Drove. Stopped for "supper" at McDonald's(we had some chips and things in the van, no one was really hungry. I had a milkshake and fries. *dips the fries in milkshake*) Drove. Drove. Got there (my old church) at 23.00-ish. Met Andy. Gave him some of his games, a package that for whatever reason got sent to our house, cookies, and some letters for friends. Then we played carpetball with him. Fun! Then he left around... oh, I dunno, maybe 23.45 hrs then we went to bed at 00.00 hrs. 

06.45-ish hrs. I woke up because Paul got up. That always happens. Even though he was on the other side of the room. went to bed again. 

07.00 woke up 'round here. Got up. Gave Matt the not-so-grand grand tour of my old church. Then we ate. Then I took a shower. Then peoples slowly came trickling in from our old youth group. That was fun. Then we left for Faith Fest. 

Got there at... I don't know when. maybe 09.00 hours. I have no idea. probably somewhere around there. Then we played and had fun till 17.00 hrs, had the closing/award ceremony, then we left at 18.00 hrs-ish. Then we got Jimmy John's and went off towards home. I slept like, the whole way, even though some people were so tired they were goin' crazy. It was great. We got to church at 23.30 hrs, and then dropped off some other peoples that came, then went to bed. So I went to bed today. That was great. And then woke up at 07.00 hrs. Okay, now I'll tell you about the messages!

They said that they would put the speaker's messages on their website soon, so then you can listen to them your self, but 'till then you can go with what I tell you, or something. (I'm totally downloadin' them, and maybe even putting them on here too. That's how good he was.) So for the morning message he did like a testimony kind of thing, with lots of stories and things and clearly put forth the Gospel. I think like four of my friend's  friends got saved. Praise the Lord! So then in the afternoon one, he was talking about a lot of stuff, but a lot of it was kinda about how Christians tend to look on things, and how they should look at things. He was talking about how like, how a lot of times people will be like "The devil's working in the church!" But then he was like,  "So what? God is working too, and that's way better!" So that was really interesting, and just made me want to not have an out look like the first one, but more like the latter. He also talked about some speaker who was like, "Remember, when you go home, the devil is going home with you too. He's gonna try and stop you from reading your Bible, he's gonna try and keep you from praying..." But then he was like, "But I say, Remember, God's gonna go home with you. He's gonna make you read your Bible, He's gonna make you pray!"

Then today, in the Pastor's message, (morning) He was talking about the faithfulness of God, and I just though it was the perfect follow up to what the speaker at Faith Fest was talking about. Talk about God working! So that was totally gnarly. (yeah, gnarly.) And I think that's it. So I'll go to bed now. 'Cuz I need the sleep. So I'm done now. Oh, but if I don't post his messages, I'll totally give you the link to where you can download them. Okay, done for real now. BYE!

Guitar, RoH, Faith Fest

So today (like five minutes ago, really) I was messing with my dad's guitar and learned some chords. That was fun. So that's cool. Also, RoH is having problems or something. half the little forum things are empty. completely gone. And if that's weird enough, I can't read several of the topics, and I lost a bunch of messages with one of my characters. SO WEIRD. Maybe I should check my last character and see if I can see things with him... I dunno. it's really wierd. (yeah, it's so weird I misspelled weird.) Okay, well done now. Oh, no, wait, I'm not done yet. We're leavin' for Faith Fest today. and we're totally staying at my old church. So cool! So that's neat-o-riffic. But it also means I'll miss a day posting. So there goes my super long combo. Oh, well, it's not that bad, it's just a post. Okay, then really done now.

Fish Tank

So this was blank. But not it's not. 

So I cleaned our fish tank. It took an hour. The little things that go in the bottom were all covered in algae or something. Then I put new water in it, put the little drops (to make it okay for fishies) put the fishies in and then put the lid on and turned on the lid's lights. Then I saw that the water was foggy. It made me mad. Really mad. But I'm not sure how to fix it... Sigh... And seeing as we've never had fish before, no one else knows either. Maybe I should ask Jerms. He probably knows. Okay, well this post is done now. BYE!

...Nothing?

Right. I really don't have anything to post about... Comic book? Still in 'development' weird things happening today? Not really. Things happening later this... Oh, yeah. I'm goin' to FBBC's Faith Fest. That'll be fun. Other than that, nothing. Oh, except I think I'm actually gonna learn the guitar. I've wanted to for a bit, (especially because we really need someone in the youth group that's actually willing to play while we sing...) But we've (Dad and me) have never really gotten around to it. He says we'll start tomorrow. So that's cool. So other than that, nothing. Zilch. Nadda. A goose egg. Zip. Zero. Woa, lots of these start with 'Z's... Okay, done now. For real. No, really. I'm done.

... Why are you still reading this? I said I was done!

........ Wait.... You're only reading this because I'm writing it.... 

Seth, stop. 

Okay, fine... I'll stop... 

Okay, really, really done now.

Weird Music

Today in orchestra, our director wasn't there. So we had a substitute. Apparently she left instructions for us to watch this video. It was... Violinists... Dancing... and singing in French? I really don't know. They were like, kinda runnin' around, half dancing, playing insanely fast on their fiddles, and there was this drummer guy and a bass guy and another guitar guy too (he played the Acoustic and some other kind of guitar.) And then in this one song, they sang in French. It was kinda weird. But the musicianship was really good. And they sounded really, really good, especially with them playing so fast and so high. So that was... Cool? Weird? YeahIdunno. (hey, I just made up a new word, or something: yeahIdunno. YeahIdunno.) So that was... Hey! I just said that! okay, though, really. I think I'm done now. Yup, I am. Okay. BYE!

Work, Music

So today I worked again. We put in a microwave. Then an oven and dishwasher in Chicago. I totally could've done the dishwasher by myself, but there was several unforeseen problems, so I didn't do it by myself. Oh, well... Then we looked for some tiles for a different job. It took us a while to find the store we were looking for. They didn't have quite the right tile, but I think he's gonna have someone paint it somehow. So that's good.

And we're totally playing an awesome song in orchestra. It doesn't sound great if you hear just one part, but when all of the parts are played together it sounds really cool. Kinda like a song we almost played when I was in the eighth grade... Except that one was like totally like, if you're not together, the whole song is terrible. And it was kinda hard to practice with out any of the other parts. Also, we're starting the Ninja game tomorrow. I'm assuming it starts right away in the morning. Paranoid time! Also, the person who's in charge messed up my code name or something. Regardless, on my mission slip, it was a different code name. I dunno... And yes, it did have my name on it too. Okay, well, I'm done now. I do believe I'll be posting tomorrow.

Music

Whoever invented the music score system thing was brilliant. I mean, it's super versatile, but it's still very uniform. It displays the writer's plan for the song clearly, and is easy to read. You can do a million different things with it, and it'll be still readable. Yup, it's pretty amazing. I wonder who did invent that... Maybe I should look it up. What if it wasn't even one person? what if it was a ton of people that slowly changed it into what it is now? I don't know. I should look it up. But tomorrow. I have to go to bed soon. Okay, so that's that for today. I'll write down to look up who invented the music score system. Okay, done now.

Work.

So I did more work today. We put in an oven and a microwave. I think I could put in a microwave by my self too, now. Except for the wiring. Other than that, I'm good. Then we went to his house and organized his van. It looks very nice now, but I'm not sure how long that'll last. It tends to get pretty messy back there. Also, his GPS randomly couldn't get a connection. So we took it back. We didn't have the receipt or anything, but the guy (same as last time) tried to find the warranty info, but couldn't find it. So he's like, "here." and gives us another unit, and takes the other one. He's pretty nice. So that was cool. So... that's it. I'm tired. And I'm done. So BYE!

Piano, Ninja, Alcohol burner

So today in orchestra, the director had this cellist play a song she heard him play earlier on the piano for us. It was cool. In the song he reached over and ran his fingers over the strings of the piano. It was SO cool. I can't believe no one has thought of that before (as far as I know, the song was written recently.) Then again, you can only play it on a grand piano, so I guess that's a slight disadvantage. But still...

Also, she explained the Ninja game better. So here's how it goes: (we start on Monday or Tuesday)
So when you see your target, you sneak up on them, and like, 'X' them with your hand (*thwip thwip*) on their back. Then they tell you who they were going after, so you go after that person. (also you e-mail the person in charge [it's someone in one of the other orchestras. I guess she's the 'mastermind' of the current game] and tell them that you Ninja'd so-and-so and she'll tell you who you're after also) So then slowly everyone gets eliminated, untill there's only one person left. That person wins. Yay. Bake them cookies or something. So then I guess we start again. Also, you can take your person out any where, (except the music hall way and that person's locker, for us) even out side, like in the super market or anything. So that's cool. Okay. I think that's everything. So yeah.

Then today I was doing an experiment to calibrate my thermometer. (It's .9 degrees Celsius to high, FYI) and I used an alcohol burner for part of it. It was fun. So that's that. Okay, done now.

Library, WANTED, Detectives

Sigh. It's depressing when you go to the library and get nothing. I was going to get a book, but both of the copies were out. And I put another book on hold, but I probably won't get that for like, a month, 'cuz the book just came out, like, five days ago. So that's sad... So, that brings me to my next topic:

WANTED:
A Good Book
Length: A Million Pages (Preferably)
Genre: Preferably Fantastic, but Anything is Good
Reward: My Undying Gratitude, and the Satisfaction of a Job Well Done

So if you have any ideas, you should tell me. So that's that.

Now. Detectives. My favorite (fiction) detective is Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. He's definitely the best. ever. I mean, sure, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock is pretty cool, but he strikes me as slightly more fantastic than Hercule. especially his cases. Hercule is a P.I. and who gets all of your run of the mill murders that no one can figure out. Then compiles the facts, and uses 'his little gray cells' to solve the mystery. Sherlock goes off on weird cases like "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and solves it who knows how, because it's all narrated by Dr. Watson(speaking of narrated by doctors, you should read Agatha Christie's "The Murder of Roger Akroid... Oh, wait, I've been through this). I find it a lot easier to follow Hercule's logic etc. while he's on the case. So that's my two cents... Or something. Okay, done now. So... um... BYE! (I alwas do that, don't I?)

Biking, Orchestra, Comic book

So today after 'School' (meaning at the high school) Paul left a little earlier then me (like, three minutes, I was delayed) and he took the normal route, and I took a back route. I like, REALLY booked it, and I beat him. It was awesome.

Then, tonight we had our first concert. It's kinda surprising how early they had it, but it rocked. The only bad part was that it was on a Wednesday. Sigh, no youth group... Anyways, my stand partner was kinda nervous, so I was like "Don't choke, I don't know the Heimlich maneuver!" It was pretty funny. But anyways, it was pretty sweet. We were, like amazing. and humble. (jk) no, but seriously, we were great. All the choirs sang too. There was this men group that sang about the men's part in songs. It was great. Then this other group sang about zombies... dancing. It was pretty goofy. So that was fun. Oh! and we're officially starting 'Ninja' tomorrow. That'll be fun.

So today I re-redid that mech. I gave it a better head, and gave it a cooler sword. (A Katzbalger, if you wanted to know. [That means 'cat gutter' in German, FYI]) It's pretty good. I'll try to scan it in sometime and show you. Also, this is like, my 16nth post in a row! that's pretty neat. Okay, done now. BYE!

Recipe, Orchestra, Comic book, Geometry, Work

First, I'm going to give you the recipe to an official 'Chicago Style' hot dog, because I feel like it. (and because I just ate one :D)
Ingredients:
Hot Dog
Bun (a normal one with poppy seeds. Poppy seeds are a must.)
Dill pickle spear
Tomato slices
Onion, diced
Bread and butter relish (a bright, food-colored green, if possible. [yes, it's true.])
Mustard (NO KETCHUP)
Hot peppers (I'm not sure what kind they are, but I do know that they're spicy, short, and yellow.)

Boil the hot dog. (don't grill!) Put in the bun. Put on the mustard. put on the relish. Put on the onion. put on the tomato slices. put on the hot peppers. put on the dill pickle spear. enjoy.
Note: If you fail to have any of these ingredients (and as far as I know, go out of order,) or add any ingredients, then it is NOT a 'Chicago Style' hot dog.

Okay, so now you can go enjoy one of those. They're pretty good, although I never eat the peppers, myself.

So in Orchestra, our director had us mix up the seating of everyone so there was no one of the same part by each other. (If you don't know, a string orchestra is usually arranged like this:

B Cellos Director 1st Violins
A Violas 2nd Violins
S
S
E
S
with the parts extending out. Something like that.) So me'n my stand partner, (we play 2nd) were where the first & second chair cellos would sit (if we did chairs, any ways) We had cellos behind us, and a viola to the side. It was great. It was easier to hear the other parts, but slightly harder to keep together. Then, this one time when she (the director) cut us off, some people were playing a bit after words, and she was like, "Those of you who were playing after I cut off, your E was flat." It was funny. Then, later she was like, "I'm getting lonely up here! I want to be surrounded by eyeballs!" Which was kinda funny, in a slightly morbid way. But really, people COULD look up more. And then she had us flip our music stands around and play a part with out the music. Her point was that we knew the music a lot better than we thought, but I already knew I had it pretty much memorized. Still, it was fun. Then we had cookies, because of the 'Cookie Rule', which follows: If someone forgets & leaves their possesion(s) in the orchestra room, he/she owes the entire orchestra cookies. Which is a great rule.

Today, I also revamped that one mecha I was talking about for my comic book. It looks less awkward & bird like now, but WAY cooler.

Also, today I got to do a little of my FAVORITE kind of geometry problem. It's the kind where they give you a buch of lines/triangles that are all inter-crossed, and have you figure out a bunch of angle measurements. I love doing that.

Then I went & worked. That was fun. We put in two dishwashers. I think I could probably put in an entire dishwasher by my self now. (maybe with some lifting help) Except, for maybe the wiring, I'm not completely sure how to do that. Then we loafed around for like an hour and a half because we couldn't do the next job till five. Then we took out an oven/microwave, and put in another. That wasn't too dificult, just heavy. (really. Those things are beasts.) Then we put in a microwave. That was interesting. Then he took me to a hot dog place. I didn't really know what I wanted, so he's just like, "Fine. Give the boy two hot dogs, french fries, and a pop." So they did. That's why I gave you the recipe, by the way. I think I'm going to go to bed now... I have a concert tomorow. And I've been really tired lately. Maybe I should try to find a good time to have a nap. Okay, done now. BYE!

Sleep, Biking

Yeah, so I've been kinda irritable lately. I really didn't know why. But today I figured it out. I think it's lack of sleep. I was really, really tired today. So I took a nap. Then I was less tired. yay. And this seems to be an almost pointless story. And it's fun to have no commas. And to just put a period. And start a new sentence. Is this annoying? 'cuz it's sure hard to do when your so used to not doing that. So I'll stop.

Also, I had to bike to the school again today. We had to because Dad isn't here (He went to Pennsylvania for a bunch of things) and John had his orchestra, and Molly had to go to the doctor because her ear was, like, *Insert gooshy explosion sounds* and like, *makes weird splashing out of ear gestures* So yeah. Apparently her ear was bleeding the other night. A LOT. So that's pretty bad. I have no idea what the doctor said, however. (I'm assuming she went... She and Mom were gone this morning...) Any ways, I just went of on a tangent, so back to the original subject. Biking. So I was wondering. I know how bikes are supposed to obey 'the rules of the road', but what about the stop sign on buses? I mean, cars are supposed to stop and not pass because they might run over some one, but bikes can't really do that very well. And they can stop WAY faster than cars. And they're more maneuverable than cars. But still, I don't know... But seeing as I've never had this happen, and most likely never will, I won't worry too much.

Last thing. I was watching my geometry video lecture, and he was talking about isosceles triangles, and then he's like, "Isosceles is kind of hard to spell, but here's how you can remember. I need help spelling isosceles (sos) and then, c-e-l-e-s." I thought that was kinda funny. Ok, done now. BYE!

Lots o' Stuff

Okay, first I'm going to say that my hand writing is kinda annoying. It's pretty bad, and sometimes, (like now) I can't even figure out what I wrote. Mainly because I'm doing something important at the time the thought strikes, so I quick jot it down so I don't forget. So then it's REALLY ugly. So I had something else I was going to have here, but I couldn't decipher my note... (Maybe I should just come up with a different alphabet that is easier to read...)

Okay, so I had an idea for my comic book. I think I'm going to do every little picture as one whole page, then color them on the computer and stick them together there too. It'll take longer to do, but I'll get more detail, and I can make the pictures any shape I want on the computer, so I don't have to lay out the whole page and then draw everything in all the little holes. I think it'll be better this way.

Also, I beat Super Paper Mario. Yay? I don't know. I think it's the second Mario game I've ever beaten. (New Super Mario Bros. being the other) So that's cool... or something. Yeah, I don't know, just thought I'd anounce that to the world.

In other news, we have this alarm system at our house that isn't connected to their network or whatever... But it can still be turned on in the house. Just when it goes off, the people at HQ or whatever don't know it did. So my mom accedentally turned it on last night. immediately it was screaming. It was like random sound pulses & (ampersand, heh. [sorry]) syrens going off at random intervals. it was REALLY annoying. So we had to call the people who owned the house before to get the code that turned it off. So that was interesting.

Also, today we had this Dessert Fellowship after the evening service. That was yummy. And this boy that was in the 4s&5s (ampersand again! [sorry, I really like that word...]) VBS class ran up to me and said, "YOU'RE A DINOSAUR!" and I'm like, "No I'm not, do I have horns like a dinosaur? Do I have mandibles like a dinosaur? do I have claws like a dinosaur? do I have a tail like a dinosaur?" which, of course, he said yes to all of them. So I said, "Hah! If I have a tail like a dinosaur, that means I'm a monkey, because 'If it doesn't have a tail it's not a monkey, it's an ape!'" It was great. If you don't get it, I'll explain. In the newest VeggieTales (they rock, by the way) called, 'The Wizzard of Ha's' The Silly Song is about monkeys and apes. Enter above phrase. It was great. You should go watch that VeggieTales episode now.

And... I don't know. If I could figure out what was on that note, I would post here... but, alas (cool word) I can't. So I guess I'll be going now. BYE!

John WALKING, The Hiding Place

Yeah, so John got back from the doctor yesterday and can officially WALK. Is that cool or what? Praise the Lord for that!

So last night I went to see a play of 'The Hiding Place' It was pretty good. That story is just a good story. It's sad though, to think about all those terrible things done in WWII... I think the part of the play that struck me most was this part where they were in this prison camp, and they (Corrie and her sister) were thinking of all the things they could be thankful to God for, and her sister is like "We can be thankful for the fleas," And Corrie is like "WHAT? Be thankful for these?" But then, later she tried to get a guard to come into their dormitory thing, and the guard is like, "Are you kidding? That place is crawling with fleas!" So that just showed that even the things that you think couldn't be possibly good can actually be blessings. So that was cool

Oh, and then on the way home from the play, we (Paul, me'n Molly) were all rather thirsty, and me'n Molly were talking about our favorite beverages, and Paul's like, CUT IT OUT! So then we were teasing him and going like, "Hey Paul, look, it's a RESEVOIR!" and, "Hey, look AQUATIC CENTER!" and, "Hey, do you know the funny thing about those houses over there? there're connected to the WATER lines!" It was funny. And most likely it all happened because we were all kinda tired. So that's it. BYE!

ARRRR! (ITLPD) School things, Government/Presidential campaign question

ARRR! Well, It be that time o' year again, yes, it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day! So ye better be talkin' like one, ye scurvy landlubber! If ye need some help talkin' like a pirate, ye'd best be 'eading over here! Don't forget, or I'll have teh stove yer blockhouse like a rum puncheon, keel haul ye, and then make yeh walk the plank!

In other news, I 'ad to bike ter school today, 'cause me brother needed to go to the ship's doctor to get a check up, after the misshap with the horse. That t'was intrestin'. I didn't take me fiddle, because it'd be hard ter ride with it, so I used one o' the school 'uns.

Oh, and here be one o' my favorite geomytry theorum? Postulate? I don't know, but 'ere it is! It's when yeh've got yer two lines, like this: _ \__ And ye've got the realationship with the angles
\
that them two lines make, whith the opposite angles bein' equal, and them makin' supplementary angles too! It's mighty fine, that 'n!

Also, today in me government book (I'm takin' it this year) I read something interestin' that goes with some things I heard on the radio last night. So this radio talk show guy (no idea who he was...) was talkin' about how Obama's vice president (I'm pretty sure it was him) was sayin' how people should give more money to the government, and how they'll raise taxes and give the extra money to the middle class if they get elected. So I was reading in my government book and it was talkin' about this part in the constitution (article one, section eight, to be exact): "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the United States; . . ." And then in me government book, it said,: ". . . Let us first notice that the government is authorized to levy taxes for the general welfair. That ould be understood as a restrictive clause, aproving taxation for the binifit of all, but not for any part or portion of the populatin or peoples in the country."* And then, a few pages over it says, ". . . The phrase in the taxation clause** is restrictive instead of being a grant of power. It denies the use of taxing power for local, regional, state, or class purposes."*** So does this mean that it goes agianst the constitution to raise taxes and give extra money to the middle class? I think it might. What do you think? Well, that's my two cents, anyways. All I know for sure is that whoever becomes president, God put there, and He has a reason for it. So we really shouldn't go complaining, because that would be complaining about God.

Okay, I think I don't have anyting else to say now. so this'll be good bye to yeh, ye mangy gibbon! Now be off, before I keel haul yeh!

*Page 47, Basic American Government by Clarnce B. Carson
**Reffering to section eight, article one, of the Constitution
***Page 49, Same book as above.

Paper Shredder

So yesterday we went and played 'Bigger and/or Better' with the youth group. That was pretty fun. Our team didn't do so well, however. I guess nobody had any junk they were just dying to give away. We ended up getting boxes like, four times in a row, and some people were like, here you have this, but keep that too because we don't want it. So we ended up with a box, a purse, and a basket ball. The other team (Paul was on that team) got a paper shredder. It's pretty great. The great part is though, that our Youth Pastor was like, "What am I supposed to do with this?" So I said we'd take it. So now I have a paper shredder in my room *GGGGGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZKKKK!* Oh, and on it there's the standard 'don't put your hand in' picture warning, but right by it is one that shows a tie, instead of a hand. It's pretty funny. But how it works woudn't really shred a tie, maybe just chew it up a bit. But it would certainly pull someone into it if they were wearing the tie when it happened. So that's my story of the day. We have a paper shredder. Yay? Yeah, I dunno. Okay, done now. BYE!

Ninja game

So my Orchestra started this 'Ninja game'. Apparently the've been doing it for several years now, and it sounds fun. See, so you pick your code name, and then you'll get missions from your director. (I think she e-mails them, but I don't know) So your mission will be like: Eliminate Jane Smith.
So then, the next time you see Jane in the hall ways, you go up to her and just brush agianst her, tap her, you know, just do something to make contact with her. The she's eliminated. So you get one more elimination to your record, which is posted on the door of the Orchestra room, I believe. But the problem is, someone else might have the mission to eliminate you, so you have to be carefull in the hall ways. My director said it's a lot of fun, and instills a wonderfull sense of parnoia on everyone. It sounds pretty great. Oh, and I think if you get eliminated, you loose all of your points, but I'm not sure about that... But anyways, it sounds like a lot of fun. Maybe you should go gather up your friends, or maybe a whole class, and start playing. I'm pretty positive it's a year long game, but if you really wanted to, you could shorten it... If you must... Oh, and by the way, I lost the game. So that stinks. Now whenever I read this post, or even the title probably, I'll lose the game. Yippee! Oh, and for those of you who are reading this and don't know what 'the game' is, it's this: If you think of the game, you just lost the game. too bad. Now you have to yell it out like this, "I lost the game..." And then if someone in the room (or general vesinity of you) doesn't know what you're talking about, you tell them. And then they're playing the game too. It never ends. And you can never win. Only lose. Kinda stinks, don't it. Yeah, your right, it does. But that's how the game works, so we'll just have to go with it. Oh, and don't think of not anouncing it... or... or... or... Something will happen. I just don't know what... Okay... Done now. BYE!

Holes

Oh, hey, I think this might have been something that was going to be in the blog post I forgot...

Anyways, on... Friday, I think it was, I watched the movie Holes. It was pretty great. It also was pretty much like the book. Which made it cool. The only problem was the fact that the main character wasn't fat. In the book he was supposed to be pretty heavy, but he was actually quite skinny in the movie. Oh, well... Other than that it was great. You should go watch it. Better yet, read the book, THEN watch the movie.

Hmmm... Do I have anything else to say? ... No? Okay, then... I guess I'm done... well then.
BYE!

Work, again

Yeah, so I helped my friend again. Today we took out someone's oven that wasn't working. it took us maybe ten minutes tops. It was kinda heavy, but not extremely. Then we went to another house, and drilled some holes in this sink with a hole saw. (those are the big, round, hollow drill bits, FYI) The sink didn't look very tough, but apparently that synthetic sink stuff is tougher then it looks, because it totally stripped all the teeth off the hole saw. So when we were giving the oven back to the store, we went and got another hole saw head. Those things are really expensive. Really. The 1 1/2" one we needed was ten dollars. If you needed a 6" one, that'll cost you forty dollars. They're pretty expensive. Then we went to some store to find out about returning his GPS that was broken. We didn't have the receipt or anything, and the model he has is discontinued, but they still exchanged it for another one (made by the same company). That was pretty nice of them. So that was fun. Okay, I guess that's all. Oh, except I have a locker. and seeing as I only go to the highschool for one period, I highly doubt I'll ever use it. But I have a locker. Okay, all done now. BYE!

Blender

First, however, a quote type thingy from today. So we were talking about Noah and a little before that in Sunday School. And the chapter before stuff about Noah, it's a genealogy of Adam to Noah. So we were getting kinda off subject and talking about the aging of everybody then, and how old they all were, and then someone said, "Hey you know how your nose and ears never stop growing..." It was pretty much hilarious.

Okay, now to the blender. So yesterday our nice blender broke. Which is sad, 'cuz we used it all the time. (milkshakes anyone?) The little gear thing on the base that makes the blades in the cup broke off. But it's really sad, because the blender has a great story behind it. So my dad bought it at a Good Will or something for five bucks a while ago. But then it had this leaking problem. So he went on the internet, and found out they had a recall on that model of blender! So he called them, and they sent him a new one, that didn't leak. So I guess we threw the old one away, because you never suspect the base to break, right? But it did. But apperantly people have been complaining about that gear breaking, so maybe they'll have a recall on that too... You never know! Okay, that's my story(s) for today. BYE!

Work.

I never did remember what I was going to post about yesterday... Oh, well...

So today I helped a friend. He's a handyman kind of person, and was re-doing a person's kitchen and putting some dry wall in this one place and things. He had already put in the cupboards and things earlier, so I put on handles and things on those. At lunch, the people ordered two pizzas. I don't know whether they thought we would eat a lot, or if they didn't think the pizzas would be that big, but there was a lot left over. Even after the 6 of us (there were two painters there too) ate all we could, there was still like a whole pizza left. So they said, "Hey, you've got a big family, why don't you take this home when you leave?" So I was like, sure. So I did. Also, we were putting in a toilet downstairs. We had to put in this 6 inch long 4 in. in diameter piece of PVC pipe in first. When we did that, it was kinda wobbly and such, so we had to take it out (which meant cutting it out, practically) and we didn't have any more PVC. So we were going back to his house, but his street was covered in two feet of water. So that didn't work. But don't worry, I don't think anyone had their houses flood over there (especially my friend, because his house was at the top of the hill the street is on) because they had these two ponds to keep the water at bay. But they over flowed onto the road, so we had to go to a Home Depot to get the PVC, along with some cement stuff to hold it in. Unfortunately, they didn't have any four inch PVC shorter than ten feet long, so we had to get a ten foot long thing of it. So that was weird/silly/pointless... Why couldn't they have just took a ten foot one and cut it into the smaller size? I have no idea... Anyways, we finished that and went home. it was fun, I guess. And it's wet out side, isn't it great?

Oh, and while we were there, we were watching some of the weather channel or something, and they were talking about hurricane Ike. it totally ripped through Texas, and I think they said like 2.6-3 million or something people didn't have electricity there. And that they wouldn't be able to get electricity back up for like two weeks. That's pretty bad.

Okay, all done now. Oh, I really haven't done much for my comic book, but that's because the pad of paper I have is too long for my bag I take to school in the morning (I have to wait for a period for Paul, long [not really] story. maybe I'll talk about it some time) But today my mom found a longer bag, so I can work on my drawing then. So that's cool. Okay, all done now for real. Oh, hey! is this like five in a row? wow, I think I'm on a roll. Okay, all done now for real for real. BYE!

Drat.

Drat. I can't remember what I was going to post about... oh, well, maybe I'll remember later. And hopefully remember to write it down. So I guess this is a post about absolutely nothing, isn't that great? Well, if I remember what I was going to say, I'll post it in here. BYE!

Biking and comic book

All right, well first off, I biked to our library today. It was fun. I have no idea how far away it was, but it took us a half-hour to get there. I checked out the movie 'Holes'. I haven't seen it, but the book rocks (you should read it, it's really cool!), so I hope the movie is good too.

In other news, I've drawn a robot I think is going to be in my comic book. It's kinda weird and bird like, and is all lanky and slightly awkward looking. It's great. I think it might be the hero of the story's mech. Well, I guess that's all... Hmmmm, kinda short post. oh, well, I don't really have anything else to add, so I guess that's the end. Oh, and what is this, three days in a row? wow. Okay, done now for real. BYE!

Random stuff

First, here's some quotes I thought were funny

"Some people insist that dragons look like flying lizards or dinosaurs. These people have no imagination. Avoid them." ~Ben Caldwell

"If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life." ~Calvin

"You don't get to be Mom if you can't fix everything just right." ~Calvin

Okay, those are my quotes. If you couldn't tell, that's Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes, which is a great comic.

Okay. So in Geometry I was learning about inductive and deductive reasoning, and the teacher guy (I have this video lesson thingy) had this great story:

So a scientist takes a frog, tells it to jump, and the frog jumps 27 feet. So he writes that down, cuts off one of the frog's legs, and tells it to jump again. This time the frog only jumps 23 feet. So he writes that down, and then cuts another leg off, and tells the frog to jump. this time the frog jumps 16 feet. So he writes that down, and then cuts the second to last leg off and tells the frog to jump. The frog only jumps 6 feet, and he writes that down also. Then he cuts off the last leg, and says, "Jump froggy, jump!" but the frog just sits there. So he says it again, "Jump froggy, jump!" But the frog is still just sitting there. So the scientist deduces that if you cut off all of a frogs legs, he goes deaf.

I thought that was a pretty great story, and it illustrates inductive reasoning pretty well.
Well, I guess that's all for now, so bye!

Comic book

Well, it's the near future again, so I'll get postin!

So, I had a random idea, not unlike my random idea about paintin' a mural. I decided I should draw a comic book. It should be pretty fun, but also a lot of work. I think I'll draw it all out, then color it all on the computer. Unless I can figure out how to eliminate all paper texture and whatnot, the coloring will most likely take longer, because I won't be able to whip out the Gimp's (or photo shop, depending on which computer I use...) trusty paint can and do the base colors.
*bam bam bam!*
Like that. But still, it's gonna be fun. And then I won't be bored-ish all day. Okay, that's all for today, I'll try to put in another post tommorow. Ta-ta for now! (as Tigger would say)

More stuff

*checks watch*

Oh, what do you know, it's some time in the near future! well, time to get crackin' on the blog post then!

All right, what'll I do today? *checks notebook* ... Oh, my, I have a lot of stuff, don't I. Well, I won't do it all now, so I'll just do...

*insert dramatic opening music*
MOVING THINGS!
*music fades*

All right, hold on to your wigs and keys, here we go! (such a great expression, no?)
Okay, so we moved on 8/21/08. So, we were packing all that week, but... Not fast enough, evidently. Because we were still packing that day. So while everyone else was doing that, though, Dad'n I went to where we're moving, to help take out the last of the person who lived there before's furniture. And man, he had a lot. And most of it was solid wood. So that was fun. Don't wory, plenty of people from church helped. One of them rocks, and apperently does this kinda stuff all the time, so he knew just what to do. So that helped. Oh, yeah, before we did that though, we dropped off all of the little kid's at friend's houses, so that was nice. Then we had to kill some time before everyone came to unload the (new) house, so we found this doughnut shop called, get this, Spunky Dunkers. Isn't that the greatest name EVER? I sure think so. Anyways, they have really good doughtnuts. And they were nice and fresh, too. So that was yummy. then we unloaded stuffs, untill... fiveish, I think. I don't really remember, but it was somewhere 'round there. I think everyone under-estimated how much stuff there was, and the guy had to get an extra truck to fit all of the stuff. So then we wen't to our Aunt's house, unloaded stuff, and went back. Oh, yeah, and while we were unloading the new house, our grandparents showed up to help us move, so that was cool. Anyways, we worked till like who knows how late, then we went to bed in a house full of boxes. Happy! Oh, yeah, so the people who lived here before had some fish, which the left here. And the tank was on the floor. with the food right by it. enter Ben. enter onimous music.

So, Ben apperently decided the fish were bored. So he gave them some Duplos to play with. *plop!* *plop!*
Then I guess he thought the were hungry.
*DUMPDUMPDUMP!*
Mmmmm... half a tube of fish food!
That was... fun. So Grandma and I fixed that up. So then in the next couple of days... I have no idea how long, wasn't counting, we unloaded most of the boxes, unloaded the POD (lots of fun 'new' toys) and Grandpa made a tri-bunk for the li'll kids. I think we're gonna make another eventually. So now we're mostly moved in. Happy!

Okay, that's done for now. expect more posts in the near future again. BYE!

Stuff...

Okay, so first, thanks for all of your prayers! We had a good move, and everything is mostly unpacked.
I s'pose your wondering why I haven't posted, and that's cuz... well, I don't really have a reason besides the fact that I had no access to internet till Friday, and that was at the library... (which ROCKS! by the way.)
Okay. So... Yeah. I have a ton of stuff to post about, but I don't feel up to doing that... So. Well. This new-fangled internet stuff is weird when you've had no access for a week. I feel... excomunicated or something. It's a weird feeling. I hope it goes away soon. Oh, and I startede school yesterday. And I've been doing Orchestra... for a little longer than a week. They (the highschool) started earlier, but we didn't have time for that stuff then. So now I wake up at six twenty to leave in time. It's great! ok. done for now. expect posts in the near future. BYE!

Moving! *ominous music*

Okay, so we're moving to a rental tomorrow, and I've heard that it'll probably take two days. So that's big. And scary. And. IN. SANE. Like, really, it's totally insane. Mainly because we are still packing things at 10:43 PM, and we had to leave for stuff in the area we're moving to at one thirty, and then go to church, so we had like no time to pack today. So please pray for us! Pray that we have a quick, safe, and stress-free move, and that everyone's head won't explode. Oh, and ask God to give us strength to keep on going, even when it looks like we'll never get it all done.

On a completely different subject, when we buy a house, I'm totally painting a mural in my room. It'll be of Legends of Zelda stuff, so you KNOW it'll be sweet. Ok, done now. Don't forget to pray for us!

Paintin'

So today we painted the family room and my 'room' in our Aunt's house. That was... fun? I don't know... It took all day, and I think the fumes gave me this nasty head ache I have... But anyways, we got it done, so now everything looks nice and spiffy. So that's good. Oh, also, I have a terribly runny/stuffy/needtosneezebutcan't nose... which is very annoying. I had some tea, but that didn't help. Oh, well, I'm sure it'll go away eventually.
Well, I guess that's all... Short post, but meh. Ok, bye!

Campin' and Fishin' trip

Yeah, so on Friday and Saturday, our youth group had a fishin' trip. ... Except there was only four people from the youth group that came, and technically, one isn't part of the group, 'cuz she just graduated. But any ways, it was a blast.

So on Friday, we got ready to go and left at 3:00 to get to the church by four. Then we left. We drove for like... I don't know, one and a half to two hours or somethin'. Then we set up tents. One of the tents was really big, and took a bit to set up, so while they were doing that, I was "communicating with aliens" with one of the poles they weren't using yet. I s'pose I could have helped... But it seemed like they had plenty of people working on it all ready. So that was funny. Then we started a fire... But that took a while, due to... I don't know, I guess the logs refused to light, the meanies. Then we cooked some hot dogs. I got mine nice and black all the way around. That was yummy. The we went to a bait shop to get fishing licences and stuff. I didn't need one though, because I wasn't sixteen. We were going to fish after that, but it was too dark... So we just went back, roasted marshmallows and made s'mores. I caught all mine on fire. It was great. They were all like *PHOOOM!* Those were yummy. And crispy. And squishy. Then we talked and told silly stories. They were all silly because nobody had any really scary ones. Then again, our youth pastor told a story about his cat being killed by dingos when he was a kid... (Yes, actual dingos, and no, he did not grow up in Australia) Then the next mornin' I woke up at six. That was fun. Then we ate breakfast and stuff, then went fishin'. that was fun. I almost caught a couple of fish, but they managed to nibble off the worms before I could even get them hooked. But it was still fun. Then we ate sandwiches. Then it was really hot. We played some games, and but it was kinda hot. So we went inside the big tent and played Phase 10. That was a mistake. It was super hot in there. I won the first round, but then it was so hot we stoped. So then we put away the tents and left. It was a blast!

Okay, so that was fun. But I have to go. BYE!

Stephen & the Sanhedrin

Okay, so this morning in my devotions, I was reading Acts 7, and it just really impacted me. Here's how.

So Acts 7 is all about Stephen and his trial before the Sanhedrin, because some jerks didn't like him and had some other jerks witness falsely about him and said he was blaspheming. So he (Stephen) in his defense, started preaching and giving the Sanhedrin a history lesson. So he started out at Abraham, and started telling Jewish history, and then at the end of his speech, he said "You stiff necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit! (verse 51, NIV) So they were really ticked off about that, and were about to grab him'n stone him, when he looked up, and say Jesus standing on the right hand of God. So he's like, "I see Jesus standing on the right hand of God!" And then the Sanhedrin just go berserk when he says this, and grab him, take him out of the city and stone him. But the funny part is how they do that.

Acts7:56-57: "Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him.

So I find the part that says "They covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices" hilarious. I mean, it's like they ran at him covering their ears yelling, "NANANANANANA! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!" Which is totally ridiculous, especially since they were full grown men, and very important in the Jewish culture. But what really impacted me was the fact that still, after Stephen's excelent message, they absolutely, point blank, refused to accept that they were wrong and needed to change. That just reminded me that I can't be proud and refuse to change, it would just be disasterous to my walk with God. So that was a really neat story & encouragement for me today.

So I guess that's it. bye for now!

Week Summary Blog Post of DOOOOOOOOOOM

Note: does not actually contain any doom.

All righty! time for the superquick summary, then I shall expound after that.

*takes a huge breath*

So on Saturday I packed to leave, on Sunday after church I left, when we got there we went to our old church and M was picked up by her friends, then we (me & P) went to B's house and played some MKW and SSBB, then we went to bed, woke up at like six, got ready to go and went to church, where we left for camp, which was awesome, then on Wednesday I heard that J broke his hip falling off a horse at a camp near here (*GASP!*) then we went home on Saturday, which is now.

*gasps for breath*

O-okay... wow... that was crazy. okay, now for expoundin' time.

So camp was awesome!!!!!! I had a blast, and I learned a ton too. The whole thing was super encouraging, and just helped to show me that I need to be working harder to be closer to God, and to just work on being 100% pure. Also, they had a new game there that I played practically non-stop all week, called Ga-Ga ball. It was a dodge ball kind of thing, where you played in an octagon about 10 ft. across. To play, you hit a volley ball at the other players, while trying to keep the ball from hitting you on the knees or lower, because that gets you out. You also get out if you spike the ball out of the arena and it doesn't touch anyone else or the wall on its way out. You also get out if you use the wall to jump out of the way of the ball. It pretty much was the coolest game ever. So that was fun. And from what I gather, M had a great time at her friends house. But then on like Wednesday or something, Dad called and said that J had fallen off a horse and broken his hip. So that was a bummer. I should probably explain. See, while Me'n P went to IRBC, J and N went to Camp Manitoumi. And they have horses there, apparently, so when J was a horse, he fell off and broke his hip, which is definitely not hip. (*rim shot*) So then he had to get screws in his hip to fix it up. So that's a bummer, as I said before. Then on Saturday we drove home with lots of presents for the family and J. (like a ton of fresh sweet corn, YUMMY! [fresh as in picked 1 hour and 30 minutes before we got it]) So all ends happy, I guess. Okay, done ramblin' and rantin'. BYE!

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Yeah, so yesterday I saw the new Indiana Jones movie. It was pretty neat. It was kinda like any of the other ones, if you've seen them. You know, explosions, whip... guns... super natural stuffs... you know, Indian Jones stuff.

=warning, if you have not seen the new Indiana Jones movie and do not wish to have it spoiled, don't read until you see this again.=

Sorry, I thought somebody might want to know that. (even though I'm fairly certain only one person reads this... If I'm wrong comment or something.) but yeah, it's kinda weird, and explains the reason Mayans were so advanced and stuff with aliens... So that's kinda strange. But it was pretty cool anyways... Oh, and the giant killer ant part was cool. (and so Mcgyverish =D [did I spell that right?])

=okay, done now=

Moving on... oh, wait nothin' else. guess I'm done now. Oh, I'm leaving for camp on Sunday. so that's cool. okay, bye!

Church, mystery novels

Wow... well, my topics certainly have nothing to do with each other! anyways, on to my post

So today our youth group went to a church in down town Chicago instead of our normal church "Why?" you may ask. Well, I'll tell you. We're going to have a VBS over there for them, and we wanted to go to the church and see their service before we do that. (unfortunately I can't help with the VBS... *sniffle*) So that was neat. It was a pretty small church, but it's a nice church. So that was neat. (wow, I said that twice =D)

So today I finnished Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Akroyd If you read mystery novels, you should read it. If you don't read mystery novels, you should still read it. It is pretty much THE BEST myster EVER. It's true. You can't deny it. But I'm not telling you why, because that would ruin it. So =P. Go read it. Right. Now. Seriously. I mean it. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Okay, I'll go now so you can go read that. because it is THE BEST MYSTERY EVER. SERIOUSLY. So go read it. NOW. No, seriously, stop reading this and go read it. (wow this could go forever =D or untill you read it =P) okay, have you got the book? good. Now read it. NOW. And no cheating and looking in the back to see who did it. That would ruin it. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??? Open it and read it. Okay, bye now!

Andy is home!!!! w00tz0r!!!!

Yeah, so Andy got home today, so that is totally awesome! He brought home a ton of stuff, including a Famicom (a Japanese NES) that he got for free because the store didn't have the plug for it. (We do though) And several shirts with hilarious English on them, lots of Japanese candy (so good...) some neat little bags (everybody has them attached to their belt loops, apparently.) a Japanese toy where you fling a ball on to a cup or stick, a thing that's like a die, but instead of rolling it, you spin this top, and it points to a number when it stops, and thes sw33t mouse that he gave me for my birthday. The mouse is awesome because it's a starman from Super Mario Bros, so it's like all pixely (for lack of words to discribe that...) and the eyes are the buttons. So that's neat, but it's cooler that Andy is home! Happy! ok, so that's all for now. maybe later I'll add to this or put in a new post with stuff from the shirts. So BYE!

VBS = over....

Yeah, so VBS is over now, so no more waking up at like 6:30 in the morning. So today we had a semi-normal morning of VBS, then at six pm we had a closing program. Since we were definitely not going home and back, we stayed at a friend from church's house. While there, I got to mow their giant yard with a tracktor mower, which was fun. It was especially fun doing the million point turns to mow some tight spaces (I'm not being sarcastic here, it was fun). So that was fun. Oh, yeah, we also picked some mulberries that were near, and made a pie that was very yummy. So that was fun. Then at the closing program they had a dunk tank, and lots of people had fun getting dunked/dunking people. So that was fun. now I'm kinda tired, but meh. So I'm gonna go now. BYE!

Birthday, VBS

Yeah, so today is my birthday, w00t! I'm older now! huzzah!

So VBS (Vacation Bible School) is going fine, and now the 4s&5s (most anyways) have decided that I'm a dinosaur. See, since I'm the mascot, which is a dinosaur, one of them said I was Tuff Stuff (that's his name...) and I said, I'm not Tuff Stuff, do I look like I have horns like him? I don't think so. Then they all said I did have horns, and that I was a dinosaur. So now they're all like "YOU'RE A DINOSAUR!" to me when ever they see me... So that's fun I guess. Other then that, nothing to report, I guess. So I guess I'll go now. BYE!

The Fourth

Yeah, so there was a 4th of July parade on the fourth (I wonder why that is? just kidding! :D) and our church did a VBS float for it. it was pretty neat, with a giant inflatable dinosaur on it (it was really big, like 6 feet tall at least) and my brother John got to ride on it dressed as a paleontologist. Then we walked with the float, chucked (okay, they [the town] wouldn't let us throw the candy, so it was more like hand/drop) candy and gave fliers about VBS and AWANA. That was fun, and if you've never been in a parade, you should do it some time. then we went to our church and had a picnic. that was yummy. we also had a VBS pupet practice. I'm this year's VBS mascot, a giant triceretops. its so huge I have to use two hands to operate it, otherwise it would kill my wrist/arm. then we went home. We loafed around, and then when it got dark we went outside to watch the neibors shoot fireworks. Most of the fireworks we saw were kinda far away, but our next door neihbor was doing some too. he had this one firework that was like a huge string of cherry bombs or something, and it was like "BANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANGBANG" super loud, and so fast it was almost, but not quite one constand bang. it was awesome. then I used some sparkelers I had. then we went in. thus ends my Fourth celebration.

Quote: "ABRECEDABRA! ALAKAZAM! SOMETHINGINLATIN!" -Me, playing with sparkelers.

GARBC and TFC

Yeah, so this week was TFC and GARBC. So what I did was pack on Saturday, go to church on Sunday, then left right after the service... except I didn't. Because see, we (our youth group) planned this thing where we would go out to eat to celebrate the seniors graduating, but on the first date, nobody could come, so it was going to be on Sunday. But then after the service everybody was like, "oh, yeah, I forgot, I can't go, sorry..." so it ended up being me, Paul, Molly, our Youth Pastor, one of the seniors, and her older sister. it was great. we went to Portillos (Paul: "Portillos... sounds like Stiletto...") and I had a chili dog. it was good. then we left. it was me, Paul, and Molly in the back, the my dad and a photographer for RBP in the front. it was rather cramped. Then we got there Sunday evening, checked in to a hotel, and ate at a mexican place. it was pretty good. then we (Paul, me, and Molly, Dad and the photographer went to take pictures) so then I went and swam with Molly, then we just lazed in our room. Then on Monday, we loafed around, swam a bit... and loafed more. then on Tuesday we loafed for a while, then went to FBBC to wait for everybody we know to get there. but, they didn't get there for awhile... and I didn't bring anything do do... I probably would have died of boredom if I didn't have my pocket knife, which I used to carve wood... I made a "catapult" it was pretty great. then on Wednesday we went and saw TFC group competition. the skits (all from CBC) were pretty funny. then on Thursday they anounced the group winners, and CBC won both second and first in drama. (I wonder why...) it was also the TFC solo competition. Paul did writing, and I watched a bunch of people do things, and there was this one tuba player that was really good. I also watched all the violin peoples, and that was cool. I especially liked the songs Daniel played. On Friday, we got to see who won in TFC solo, and Daniel got second, and Paul got first (w00t!) then we got to go to Ames, and had a party at Jeremy's house. we played SoulCaliber for the dreamcast, and it was cool. then we went to the Lighthouse and I played DDR while Paul and Jerms played more SoulCaliber. then we went home. we got home at like 3:30 am. it was great. so that was my week. it was great.
Oh, and my birthday is now so close I can smell it... and it smells like zucchini! lol, jk, it doesn't. but anyways, I'm done posting now, so bye!

Prince Caspian

Yeah, so I went and saw Prince Caspian last night. Dad, Paul, me, Molly, John, Nate, and Luke all went, and it was pretty fun. before I rant about the movie, I'm gonna rant about the theater we saw it in, 'cuz it was cool. So basically it was this old theater that was turned into a movie theater, and it also had one of those awesome old pipe organs, so that was sweet. So there was this guy playing the organ before the movie played. That was a neat theater. Okay, movie rantin' time!
So the movie was pretty much amazing. it wasn't as accurate as the first one, which was super accurate, but it was still awesome. oh, and Reepicheep rocked, so that definitely made it supercool (yes, that is one word, what are you going to do about it? =D) so to sum up the night I'll give you these two quotes. Molly: "REEPICHEEP!" Nate: "GUNS AND BAD GUYS!" yup. that's it summed up. lol okay I'm done now.

'nother quote here!
"ANIMAATION!!!" "COODING!" -Dim & Tom, the Super Flash Bros, in James the Pirate Zebra

Hard Work.

Yup, hard work. today we emptied our Aunt's garage of like all of our stuff and took it to a storage unit. the loading wasn't too bad... but then when we got there there was a sign on the office door that said "be back at:" then a clock that said noon. so we waited for like fifteen minutes, then it was noon, no person. then we waited 20 more minutes, still no person. so we went and ate lunch. then when we got back, the sign said "be back at: 1:30" so then we drove around, went to a thrift store, then went back. THEN the sign said be back at 2:55! but then there was the person who saw Dad knocking on the door and said she was the 'On Sight Manager', and lived in an apartment right by the place, but didn't work on Saturdays, but she let Dad in. then she called the guy who was supposed to be there, and he said "oh, yeah I was there the entire time." but then Dad said, "check the answering machine, I left two messages." then the on sight manager helped us. then we unloaded. it was hot. it was hard work. it was EXHAUSTING. then we finished, got some ice cream and water, and went home. it was great... NOT. please excuse me while I faint. *CLUMP!* okay, all better now. oh, yeah, I think I'm going to go see Prince Caspian tonight. that'll be pretty interesting, but also possibly disappointing, as apparently the killed it. but oh well. okay, done rambling now, post to you later!

Birthday....

OOH! my birthday is in one month, officially. So that's happy news. so everybody should give me presents in a month, or something. well... All I can say is... Let the count down begin? lol. okay. I'm done now. so good bye!

Tetanus shot

Yeah, I just got my tetanus shot. that was... interesting. so we got there. then Mom had to fill out a form or two. then we waited. then we waited a bit more, then I went into a room. then the doctor came, asked some questions, and left. then they needed my shot record, and Mom left that in the van... then the doctor said I should get another shot too. So that was fun. Then another doctor said I should get ANOTHER shot too. So then the left, and I waited. and waited. and waited. THEN finally I could be 'shot' and then we left. the whole thing took like two hours. really, it could have been done in like, 15 minutes... so that was my story of today. so bye!

Dissectin' part 2

Today I dissected a fish and a frog. The fish was really annoying, because it did not want to be cut open. but after we mauled it open (not really... it was a... um... gentle mauling...) it was kinda boring. the only thing I could make out was the air bladder, and everything else just looked like tan blobs. So that was kinda annoying. But the frog was cool. It was much easier to open, and once inside, it was easier to identify organs. I ripped the heart out, that was pretty fun. Then I flipped 'im over and scratched through the scull. The skull was really thick, and in the end we could only see a little bit of the brain, but oh well. So that was part two of my dissectin' escapades. Tomorrow I'll finish up with my dissecting, and then, I guess my school will be done. so that's cool. well, I guess I'm done now, so bye!

Dissectin'

So today I actually got around to starting my dissections. Today I did an earthworm, and a crayfish. The earthworm was kinda annoying, cuz it was kinda small... but the crayfish was fun. My favorite part of the dissectin' was removing the pericardial sinus from the crayfish. I didn't really need to, but I did. it was purty cool... If you were wondering what that is, it is the cavity that contains the heart, as the crayfish has an open circulatory system, meaning it is always internally bleeding, to put it simply. so that was what I did. tomorrow I think I'll do a fish... and something that's optional... maybe the starfish, 'cuz that sounds cool. Well, bye for now then!

Today

Today we went to the Museum of Science and Industries. There we saw an interesting omnimax movie about dinosaurs, although not entirely accurate, in my opinion. Dan was excited about it at first, but then decided it would be scary, so was freaking out, but then found out he liked it, and said at the end, "The dionisaurs (that's how he says it, it's pronounced die-on-a-saur) were scary, and had mouths!" I have no idea why the fact they had mouths was so fascinating, but it was. He also said, "Then the dionisaur opened his mouth, and went RAAAAUUUR!"
We also went to the U-505 exhibit, which apparently has been there since forever. That was pretty cool, and we got to go inside it, and had a guided tour. The tour guide was pretty good, and kinda funny too, and I learned that it would be very cramped in there. Basically, it was like, you had 6ft of walking space, because of beds, equipment, and that kind of stuff. And there was like, 53 people on board, so you can see that it would be really, really cramped. Also, it's the only U-boat of that type that is still intact, and the only one in the Americas. so if you ever go to the Museum of Science and Industries, you should go see it, as it's purty sw33t.

SCHOOL IS OUT! W00T!

YAY! I'm done with school! huzzah! all school is done ...........................okay..... so I guess I still need to dissect things... but still.....that's um....fine.

YAY! ALMOST ALL OF MY SCHOOL IS DONE!!!! W00T!!! okay. enough of that.
So yeah, we got the Nintendo Chanel for our Wii awhile ago, but until like, yesterday's yesterday, it wouldn't work. but now it does. so that's cool, especially since they have some DS demos, kinda like at a DS Download station, and my brother Andy left his DS here while in Japan, and my mom said I should be the 'Keeper Of The DS' so that's fun. So far I've played the Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword demo, and the Cooking Mama 2 one, and their both sw33t. And if I had a DS I might get one, cuz.... THEY'RE SW33T! other than that.... nothing much.... except in Egoboo we unlocked or something (I have no idea, go ask your pop*) the zombie (is it spelled with just an 'i' at the end too, Paul?) and they're sw33t, so that's cool, and I've been playin' that. so that's it for now, so bye!


*if you couldn't tell, that was an obvious reference to Dr. Seuss, who rox, by the way, and actually, ask Paul, not your pop....

AWANA fun fair, crazy pants, Andy to Japan

Yeah, so yesterday was the AWANA fun fair at our church. I was doing the cake walk with a friend, and it was pretty fun. We weren't allowed to call it the cake walk though, since that was to boring, so we called it the Pastry Parade instead. That was pretty fun to do, and I think all the AWANA kids had lots of fun.
In other news, I got a new pair of pants (they actually fit, instead of being at least an inch to short) and they have like, 18 pockets. And most of them are only big enough for like, 2 quarters. it's totally random, and it actually has pockets inside of other pockets. it's got to be one of the weirdest pair of pants ever, but hey, I like weird, so I'm happy!
Also yesterday, my oldest brother, Andy, left for Japan. He is going for 2 months to work with a missionary there, and will be doing a lot of stuff to help him, and to just learn more about God, and to strengthen his faith.
Other than that, nothing much has been going on, except we're still looking for a house. so, I guess bye for now!

Weird PSA

Yeah, so Dan (my little bro.) had his birthday yesterday, and he got some awesome 25th anniversary GI Joes, and they came with a comic book too. And on the back of the comic book was a "public service announcement" where it was like one of those old comics (you know, with the weird colors and art style and stuffs) and in the first pannel it showed a kid by a flaming frying pan and he's like "oh no! what am I going to do now!" then in the next one Heavy Duty comes crashing through the window, and the kid is like "oh, it's Heavy Duty(tm) from the GI Joes!" then in the next panel Heavy Duty is like "buy all our playsets and toys!" (okay, so that's the shortened version) then at the last panel, their all happy. it's SO RANDOM! and not a PSA at all. so you should go watch this PSA instead. Then watch all the other ones too. There JKR, are you happy? lol. well, thats it. so bye!!!!

Post of things that happend last week

Well, I guess I've forgot to post, and for quite a while too... ah well, I'm doing it now. last week we went to the Morten Arboretum, on Friday, which was Arbor day, so we got in free, and that was pretty neat. There where lots of things for peoples to play on (designed for little kids, of course) and some pretty cool sculptures of bugs, that where like, really big, made of wood, and like, heavy, for most of them, because on all the signs that talked about them it said how heaver they were, and on one it said it was 12oo pounds!
Then on Saturday we went to the Field Museum, and got to see a neat George Washington Carver exhibit, and got to see an exhibit with cool dinosaur skeletons, and got to read signs blabbering on about evolution, which was boring, and we watched a movie that was talking about how a giant meteorite could have fallen and killed all the dinosaurs, and Ben wandered away halfway through, and I said he said that it was boring and untrue, because everything was killed by the great flood. It was great.
Then that night we went to our Sunday School teacher's school, and watched Seussical the Musical. it was pretty awesome. and funny. And indescribable. It's really hard to describe it to you, but it was basically a bunch of Dr. Seuss books squashed into one musical, but more so.
Well. that pretty sums up my week. so until next time, I'm off!

Wii fixed, Yay!

Yay! our Wii got back yesterday! happy! so that's cool. And it's cool that my dad got a $200 check from Microsoft. Why? remember that law suite somebody had with Microsoft way back when, where they said that Microsoft was like, monopolizing the computer industry or something? Yeah, my dad finally got the check, I guess. So that's cool. Oh, and today, since it was a "late start day" I got up at seven, and finished my math early again. it was awsome. and my school was like, "Ow! I've been PWN'D!" it's true. and... that's it! so so long!

Trip

Yeah, my trip was pretty fun. The morning we left, I got up at seven, and since it was "late start day" (yes, we have one, it's on Thursday, because we get home kinda late from church on Wednesday, and are all pretty tired...) and everybody was sleeping so it was nice and quiet, so I finished my math really early, then totally finished all my school like, crazy fast. then we left to my dad's work at like, 11ish (I think, wasn't really paying attention to the time...). after 45 minutes of driving, we got there, and it turned out we forgot Dad's suit. so we had to go all the way back home, get that, then leave from there at 12ish. we got there at, like 5:30ish, and dropped Paul off at FBBC for his youth conference, then we went Jeremy's house, and my dad dropped me and Luke off there. then we hung out, played video games etc. then we went to bed. the when we woke up, we got ready to leave, then Jeremy's mom dropped us off at Jeremy's school of... like, 10 people. then I guess Luke got dropped off later at his friend's house. then we went back home (Jeremy's) and hung out, and played video games. then we hung out some more. and some more. and that's pretty much all we did all week end. it was great! and that's all for our trip.

Post concerning not posting

yeah, I doubt anybody cares, since, like nobody reads this anyways, but I haven't been posting very often. I guess nothing weirds been going on. till later this week. when I go to Iowa. so people in Iowa, be warned. Dun dun DUN!!!! other than that. nothing. so.... I guess I'll post when I've got something good to post about. so... bye!
wow, lot's of ellipses marks!

Busted Wii...

Yeah, our Wii's disk drive is busted! it kinda stinks... but luckily we're gonna send it somewhere and get it fixed, but it'll take a while. so I guess it'll be a break from Wii for us! well... that's all... so, bye!

Undead.......Feet???

Yup, that's right. right now, I think my feet could pass for zombies. hungry ones. why? Because I've been walking, like all day, since, like 9:00 AM. with only short breaks. why? because at eight, I went to our church (45 minutes turned into an hour, 'cuz Mom was daydreaming or something and missed a turn...) then, we left and put fliers about our church on doorknobs, all over town for, like two hours. then we went home. then we played out side. and played out side. and played out side. and played out side. yup. so now my feet are undead. true story... except for the undead part.
oh, and yesterday I made this really yummy South American food (I think it's South American, not sure) called pupusas. It's like bacon, tomatoes, and green peppers, all inside some yummy corn tortilla type thingies, so they where like little... pockets of yummy stuff... and they where GOOD!!!! like really! seriously. maybe if you ask nicely I'll give you the recipe. well, I'm done now. so bye!!!!

Funny word

Yup, it's a funny word. Are you ready for it? PARABOLA!!!!! yup, it's a funny word. and it's not pronounced pair of bola. it's kind of wierd... maybe you should look it up in the dictionary. but it's a funny word. So I think I'll say it a couple more times. PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA! PARABOLA!
lol! that was fun! you should try some time. well, that's all then. so bye!

Lots of stuff, books part II

Yay! somebody posted (okay, so I kinda made him, but still....) but yeah, so here's the answer to the puzzle (I hope you peoples struggled to figure it out :D) well, here's the answer. *drum roll* the answer is... It's unsolvable!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Yup, no answer, you can't do it. it's true. haha. so give it to somebody if their bored, or something.
Yeah, so more books you should read. Well, definitely Randy Alcorn's Deadline, Dominion, and Deception. it's a series of books (in that order, but it doesn't really matter what order you read them in, I read the 3rd, then 1st then 2nd) all really neat. Basically they're all christian mysteries, and they're all really good. They all deal with different topics that are kinda important (like, the first one deals with abortion and stuff, the second racial issues, and the third, the all popular question "If God is supposed to be merciful, why does he let bad things happen to people?") they're all definitely awesome, and... awesome. so you should read them. like seriously.
The second more books to read... wow that made no sense... right, well, you should read the Redwall series, by Brian Jacques (pronounced Jakes) it's like, I think somewhere between 16-19 books long, and still growing. they're basically fantasy/medieval type books, except instead of people, it's animals, like mice, squirrels, hedgehogs badgers, rats, weasels, etc. they're all really well written, and they are all intertwined in one story line, but he doesn't necessarily write in order chronological, but it's still a good idea to read them in order. but you should so totally read them, if you like medieval type books. well... I guess it's mainly books right now, but I might edit the post later, and add some stuff. so, this is me, signing off for now! (woa, longest post yet, I think)

Added stuff here:
yeah. so today I was looking at the Zelda Dungeon site and I saw their newest alliance, Realms of Hyrule. it's an RP (role-playing) type thingy (it's basically a forum, except you make your character, then you do, well role playing things. it's kinda like playing an rpg, except with out the buttons, and less restrictive. a lot less. because you can do, like aything) anyways, it sounded cool, and not unlike our (ok, Paul's mostly) very own Arcane Laberyinth (Paul, you should skip Andy's turn...). except it uses the Zelda world, and races. So that's what I'll probably doing now... you should go check it out. and that's all, again.

it's a quote!
"LANDMASTER!!!"
-Fox in Smash Bros Brawl
I guess it's not much of a quote, but it's still funny (ok, kinda inside joke, but still.....)

Wednesday

Yeah, so this Wednesday, I went to my old house, to clear out some stuff, because OUR HOUSE IS SOLD!!!!!!!!! Yup, it is, but anyways, then that night, I went to my old church! Happy! but, it was especially great, because, like, nobody knew we were coming, so ever body was like "Woa! what are you doing here!" yup, it was great. Like everybody said that, with the exception of Luke S. who ran up to me, grabbed me in a bear hug, and then shook me around like rag doll. It was great! and he did it, like 3 times! it was awesome. but 3 most common things people said to me were:
1) "What are you doing here?"
2)"WOA, your so tall!"
3)"Woa, your voice is so deep now!!!"
yeah, it was great. and hip. (yes, I said hip, Paul.)
well, I guess that's all for now, folks! bye!!!!

Spring

Yeah, so yesterday was the first day of spring, yay! and it was rather nice out side, actually tolerable with out a coat. And then today, guess what kind of weather it is...... DUN DUN DUN! Snow. Yup, snow. can you believe it? and enough to cancel our churches Good Friday service. (okay, so it was canceled because of snow, AND the power in the church went out, but still) but, it's actually not bad down here, 45 minutes away from the church (yes, 45 minutes, there and back, every Sunday morning and Wednesday night, isn't it great?) but still, its all slushy down here, so the roads are kinda slippery I think (seeing as I can't drive [technically I can, but meh] I don't really know, it just seems like it would be.) well, other than that nothing really to report. except if you know me, you should tell me your friend code for Smash Bros Brawl (if you have it). so yup, toodles!

Stuff

Yeah, so today, while playing Smash Bros Brawl, (we've unlocked all the characters and stages now!) I was fighting Paul, and I used Lucas's stick, and smashed him, so he bounced off Zach's Landmaster tank (he got a final smash) and KO'd him, and then said "hey! you never said I couldn't bank you off the Landmaster!" and then we all burst into laughter. It was great.
Oh, I have a great puzzle for you too. Here it is, first you take a piece of paper, then you draw six boxes on it, anywhere on the page, it doesn't matter, and any size. Then you label one with a "W" for water, one with an "E" for electricity, and one "G" for gas. then you label the other three 1,2, and 3, and you have to make a line from each of the plants (electricity, gas, and water) to the three houses, but you can't cross lines. go ahead and do it. see if you solve it. if you can't maybe if you comment, I'll tell you the answer. but you have to try first!
other than that I've got nothing to say. so, BYE!