Thursday, September 25 - Bad Mistake

My biggest mistake was getting caught into the wrong crowd of "friends". I ruined many friendships because of these people, and that was one of the reasons that this was one of the biggest mistakes. It was 8th grade year, and I rode the bus. My bus was a middle and high school bus, so there were obviously those high schoolers that did bad things, who hung out with bad people, and they just were overall a bad person. I had rode this bus since 6th grade, so I already knew them. My two best friends who were on the bus moved, so I felt alone. To fill that loneliness, I started hanging out with the high school kids. Eventually I started doing the bad things they did, it took me along to realize how deep of a hole I dug for myself. It also took me a long time to realize I was one of them. I was one of those bad kids. I always made up these excuses for their behavior, and kept telling myself it would be okay. It really wasn't okay. Slowly I started filling the hole, but not with cement. I filled it with sand, and when the water would wash over it, I would sink back into the hole. By the time I realized I needed to fill the hole with cement, it was end of freshman year. I have finally filled the hole with cement, and I am now standing on the cement where my foot prints are. My foot prints are there to remind me of what I went through, and to remind me not to go left instead of right.

Wednesday, September 17 - Alphabet Soup

I am addicted to my phone. Just checking in on all my friends is how my day goes fasters. Knowing what is going on with them makes me feel better. Letting them know what is going on makes them feel better. Music is another way to make my day go faster. Notifications irritate me, especially when it interrupts my music.  Opening apps checking them, then closing them is what drains my phone battery. Putting my phone charger in my backpack is a necessity. Quiz games are my weakness. Ringers are not for me. Silence is the best option for me because of all the notifications I get. Twitter is where I get most of my notifications from. Using it all the time thought causes my usage to go up. Verizon likes when my usage goes up, but my mom does not. We, my generation, have a great (just kidding) was of messaging each other. “XOXO, BRB,TTYL, LUV” are drive me crazy, like please spell it out.  You never know what new words will come out. Zayum, Bae, and selfie are some of the most common ones I use and see. As you can see, the English language has changed. Because of this technology, the world will be forever changed. Could it be for the good or worse, I don’t know. Daily tasks are becoming easier with this technology. Everyone who doesn’t have a social media account, we think is weird. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram have impacted my life. Hopefully this will end, but I highly doubt it.

Wednesday, September 24 - Endearing Quality

One of my most endearing qualities is my personality. I have been told that I have one of those personalities that are great. The kind of personality were I can meet someone right then, and hold a conversation about the randomness things that make someone's day better. The personality that even if I don't like something, I can still talk about it for along time. I have that personality that when people need help, they come to me; I guess that means that I give off a friendly vibe. My personality gives me that chill vibe where I only want peace. I don't like people fighting.
My personality also doesn't allow me to get mad very easily unless you've done something to make me mad already. My personality allows me to be funny in some situation and serious in others. Take me and my personality or leave me.

Tuesday, September 23 - Strange Fruit

"Welcome to Guess the Object. Today Katy will be trying to get what the object based on clues and hints that we give you. Let's bring out todays object!"

"Okay Katy we will begin. The first clue is that it grows in a warm place like Mexico or Thailand. Any guesses?"
"Not yet, but I have an idea that it is food." Katy replies.
"Well, then here is your next hint its taste is a refreshing blend of a tree-ripened Kiwi, Pear, Watermelon and Mango with a decidedly tropical twist. Its crunchy edible seeds offer another dimension. Any guesses?"
*shakes head no*
"Great! The next hint is any person would eat it. Especially people who love tropical fruits, or fruits in general. Still don't have any guesses?"
*shakes head no again*
"Here is your final clue. It is pink and green on the outside, and pinkish on the inside. Guesses?"
"Is it a dragon fruit?"
"Katy, you are absolutely right. It is a dragon fruit! Fun fact, Dragon fruit grows on a cactus that blooms for only one night per fruit cycle. For guessing the object right, here is your prize! A month supply of dragon fruit direct from Mexico! Thanks for playing Katy, and thanks for watching. See you next time on Guess the Object!"

Tuesday, September 16 - The Spoon's Perspective

 I don't really like being a spoon,
only because of the places I have to go.
I go many places; in a mouth, a basket, a car.
The dishwasher is my favorite though.

It kinda freaks me out sometimes.
You hear this roar, and that's how you know its starting.
I love to sing in there.
Especially "The Cup Song".

I go in there for thirty minutes,
come out smelling like lemons,
and then usually go back to the washer.
The family uses Cascade.

After the second round,
I go back to the drawer, until the next go around.
Life as a spoon is better than others.
Just imagine life as a spork.
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Monday, September 15 - What the Deuce?

         
"Okay class, it is time to share what you have learned about your painting. Lilly you are first." said the teacher. "Class, Lilly had La Mariee by Marc Chagall. Please pay attention."

"In 1950 Marc Chagall painted La Mariee (The Bride).The focus point of the painting is of a bride in a red dress and has a white veil on. Around her though is a dark sky, which I feel represents sadness and darkness. The painting is a mix of reality and a world that is dreamt of. There is a goat type animal playing the bass, and a little creature that is playing a recorder or oboe type of instrument. When Chagall was painting this, I believe he incorporated the fish because his parents worked in a fish shop and fish warehouse. In the background there seems to be what looks like a church, and it looks to be Russian influenced. I believe Chagall painted this piece to represent his past as a kid, and how he felt. Only he may be able to tell us. Thank you for listening," Lilly stated, and then returned to her seat.

Thursday, September 11 - Music Critic

"Pumped Up Kicks" by the American Indie pop group Foster the People is about a kid who has homicidal thoughts. I believe that the song is also tied to The Columbine High School massacre. The lyrics in the chorus "You better run, better run, outrun my gun" and "You better run, better run, faster than my bullet" prove that it is about someone shooting. Also know that one of the members cousins was in the Columbine shooting, there is a very good probability that the song is about a shooting. Also the first line "Robert's got a quick hand." might refer to Robert Hawkins that belonged to Westroads Mall shooting. The song was released in September of 2010, and since then is still played on the radio, and is very controversial. Since 2010, people are still making covers and remixes of it. The song made its debut on the Billboard charts and rose to the 3rd spot. It is not on the 2014 charts anymore, but people still know of the song, and shouldn't forget it anytime soon.

Tuesday, September 9 - Film Review

The movie Hugo is placed in the 1930s in Paris and based off the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret . It is about a boy named Hugo. Hugo's dad was a clock person in a train station. Hugo's dad was killed in a museum fire, so Hugo takes over caring for the clock. When not caring for the clock, lives between the walls of the train station and works on his dad's blueprint for a machine that writes with a pen. To build the machine, he has to steal parts from the station. One day he gets caught, and his blueprints were taken away. If you would like to see what happens next go see November 23rd.

Monday, September 8 - America, Fairyville?

 

A fairy put into this big world

she has a little voice,

and has a tiny body.

She isn't our size.

 

Fairy has no fairy friends,

she is all alone

in a judgmental society.

We are mean.

 

She loves glitter,

and we hate it.

She loves animals,

we hate them.

 

People rush,

and time moves quick.

No one notices Fairy.

She doesn't like it here.

 

It is difficult,

she wants to go home.

But she cant,

she is stuck.

Friday, September 5- Aliens in Egypt

*Must know before* King Tut took power of ancient Egypt in 1332 B.C.E., and died in 1323 B.C.E. He took reign at the age of nine and dies at the age of 18. He married his half sister and had two still-born daughters.

Report for King Tut's Tomb

As we entered the tomb of King Tut, we saw many murals painted along the edges. As we kept walking we saw something that we didn't recognize. It was King Tut with some alien looking things. We kept walking thinking that someone in 1323 BCE had played a good joke on us, but then we stumbled upon a giant geometric symbol next to what looked to be an alien skull. We didn't know how they got their, because when we got to the tomb, it was sealed shut. No one had came I or had got out. Although we got a little weirded out we kept walk, but what we stumbled on was not thought in archeology school. We found King Tut's coffin, but we also found six green aliens sitting around the coffin. They were guarding it, and we could tell we were not welcome there. We "left" but in reality just went to another section of the tomb. As we were walking down a corridor of the tomb, we had stumbled upon a bunch of drawings of King Tut and the aliens. We took picutres of them, and then scurried off due to hearing an alien coming. We had been told previously that supposedly aliends built the tombs, but at that moment in time we didn't believe them. But since the encounter, we fully believe that aliens built them.

Thursday, September 4 - Historical Accuracy

            
On January 22nd, 1930, the building of the Empire State Building began. It was being built during the Great Depression and played a part of the Skyscraper Race. Just like all the other building in New York City it was going to be built with many floors. There was not a lot of space in New York so the couldn't build out so then they came up with the idea of building up. Many of the buildings had been built upward. Many of the workers who built the Empire State Building were immigrants, but due to the Great Depression normal people took the job too. The workers did not have proper tools, so they had to figure different ways to get the steel up to build the top. Over one year later on May 1, 1931,it was announced the tallest building in the world. It remained the tallest for over forty years. But one year after it had opened, there were multiple reports multiple times saying that there is a Martian that stands up on the observation deck. Everyone started to believe it. Especially on the day a man said he was greeted by something that looked like an alien. Some people still claim to see this so called Martian. No one knows if it is real, or if it was just the Great Depression's way of messing with your mind.