Thursday, September 25th- Bad Mistakes

Well kids I'm joining you today to share some advice about bad mistakes. We are all in high school and that means high school relationships. We all have that one relationship that should never have happened and well mine was the biggest mistake I've made and is still haunting me after a year.

As a freshman I was friends with a junior that was a boy. Him and his girlfriend broke up and I mean you can see where this is going. So we were "togetherish" for about six months. We pretty much had an argument everyday and that got super old super fast. So the weekend before I was about to end whatever that relationship we had he went out of town with his ex-girlfriend. That was reason enough for me to say "Forget about you!" The only problem is that him and this girl are dating again. That shouldn't be a problem, but I'm still friends with this boy since we live near each other so she likes to assume I'm trying to "win him back" a lot.

Anyway, I know you guys don't want to hear about some dumb relationship, but I do want to say from this bad mistake I learned not to start "dating/talking to/being with" someone who just got out of relationship.

P.S. No I didn't actually learn this lesson considering I've made sort of the same mistake with two other guys! Someday I will learn, but for now high school relationships suck!

Wednesday, September 24th- Endearing Quality

On a personal level  I don't find myself endearing at all. Most people don't find me very, um what's the word, likeable I guess (if that's even a grammatically correct word). After asking around the class people all paused before saying something so that should tell you something, but the thing I heard most was that I'm helpful. I can't see people upset or struggle without trying to help. I guess that could count as an endearing quality. I, also, guess I should try to be more endearing the next few years!

Tuesday, September 23rd- Strange Fruit

When you think of dragon fruit you probably think of the pink, egg shaped fruit, but what if there was another, different, type dragon fruit. While the name remains the same, as well as the look, where this fruit is from may be a little different. This type of dragon fruit is grown in a hot rainforest, sort of like the Amazon. It has a distinct taste of strawberry flavored smoke. Why you ask? Because the dragons that grow it breathe fire into it. That is how it obtains it's pink glow. The inside of the fruit is a light gray color with pink speckles. Now, the people that eat this fruit are much different than us. They are witches, wizards, and fairies. Everything mystical in some parallel universe we don't know about. This fruit is very different and unfortunately no one from this world will ever have this mysterious form of dragon fruit.

Would you click to know the history of normal dragon fruit? Click here!

Wednesday, September 17th- Alphabet Soup

An apple a day is what they say,
But does an apple a day really keep the doctor away?
Can you really eat an apple and stay healthy?
Don’t you want to try something different than just eating the apple!
Eating the apple can make your hands sticky so let’s try a new thing!
For instance, what if you throw the apple at the doctor every day to keep him away!
“Good going.” Your mom would say after the doctor was blinded by apple juices!
“HAAHHA” is what I’d say cause my doctor has surly been kept away!
It’s time for change in this weird story so let’s focus on nothing and see where this goes!
Joyful is a word that brings happiness about!
Kangaroos feel joy with their children in their pouches!
Lemurs feel joy when they swing from tree to tree!
Mothers feel joy when they first see their children!
Nothing can stop someone (or something) from feeling joy at some point!
Out of every emotion joy is my favorite!
Please bear(roar) with me because my brain is so scattered!
Question me if you wish, but I have such a hard time staying on topic!
Really I must say that the only time I can focus is when I read!
So with that being said, I hope this reading helped scatter your brain while reading it.
Truly I hope you are confused and finding me to be strange.
Unless, of course, you understand what it is like to not be able to focus!
Very sincerely I might add that if you aren’t weird you’re reading the wrong blog!
Well until I see you next time I hope you don’t break any bones!
(X-rays are truly terrible for you!)
Yes, I know, we started talking about apples, but I do hope you enjoyed.
Zany writing like mine should only be read by zany people like me!

When I think of alphabet soup I think of Shirley Temple for some reason! So here is a link to Shirley Temple's Animal Crackers In My Soup!

Tuesday, September 16th- The Spoon's Perspective

A spoon, a spoon that's all I am.
A spoon. a spoon covered in stuff from a can.
A spoon, a spoon touched by many hands.
A spoon, a spoon that stays dirty until one day.


      A spoon, a spoon sitting on a rack.
      A spoon, a spoon soaked in water so fast.
      A spoon, a spoon covered from head to toe in soap.
      A spoon, a spoon with more water rushing at me.


            A spoon, a spoon sitting in the steam.
            A spoon, a spoon finally nice and clean.
            A spoon, a spoon hot to the touch.
            A spoon, a spoon being taken out and put in the drawer waiting to be covered in mush.

 

Click here to read about the history of spoons.

Monday, September 15th- What the Deuce?

La Mariee by Marc Chagall

I am very uninspired by this so called master piece. Maybe it's because of the random assortment of what looks to be a ram/goat, a fish, a bride, and some random person. Forgive me if I missed any other random animals in this painting. I am very confused at what this picture is trying to represent.. A runaway bride, Snow White maybe? It is very confusing and all very uninspiring in my opinion.
So there you have it. This is what I am sharing with you today. The inspiration that doesn't inspire, titled La Mariee.

If you would like to view more work done by Marc Chagall, click here.

See y'all tomorrow!

Thursday, September 11th- Music Critic

"Pumped Up Kicks" by Foster the People means so much more than what you would take it for. The band members have told media that it is a song to say f-you to all those kids who are mean. They used this song to get inside the head of a kid that is going crazy with anger for all these kids. Having these 'pumped up kicks' made you "popular" and some people couldn't stand it. Therefore, the band
got inside the killer's head and saw why he wanted revenge on these other kids. The 'running faster than my bullet' was supposed to be a metaphor, but it ended up being very literal in the song.

Would you like to know more about Foster the People or "Pumped Up Kicks"? Click here.

Also check out this amazing cover song for Pumped Up Kicks!

Tuesday, September 9th- Film Review

"Hugo"

I personally loved this movie and had read the book years ago with my mother. It is one of the most inventive stories I have read, but it speaks to me because it is completely possible. The main plot of the story is that 'Hugo' takes care of the clocks in Grand Central Station because his father died in a fire and Hugo had no where to go. Hugo then found an invention his father was in the process of building when he died. The invention could write and draw all by it's self. Unfortunately it was broken and could only be unlocked by a key. Like any good story, Hugo met a girl who, just so happened, to have the key to the invention.

This brings in elements of science fiction because Hugo's father invented something people wouldn't have thought possible. In conclusion, I would give this book a 5 out of 5 rating. Considering how well this film followed the book line and kept the inventions like the book drawings, it was truly amazing.

Monday, September 8th- America, Fairyville?

This Fairy in our world so lost,
Unknown to her the mystical cost,
Of wandering into that magical cave,
And coming out to a world that is slaved.

This Fairy so lovely understands not,
What technology is and what it is not.
With her wings sparkling,
And her body so little,
She must figure out a way to live when everything is bigger.

This Fairy is lost here in our world,
Unsure of how to survive without her family,
She knows nothing about this land, this life,
And she must thrive in this society of strange, wingless, giants.

Could fairies be real?

Friday, September 5th- Aliens In Egypt

King Tutankhamun, aka one of the most know and famous pharaohs in history. He unfortunately died at the age of 18 after only eight years of ruling. No one knew an awful lot about him and excavators spent years trying to find his tomb. With some luck in 1922 his tomb was found. With even more luck it was completely in tact! The unfortunate side to this situation is that every time someone tried to open the tomb they would die. Some say coincidence, some say King Tut's ghost, but I say something totally different: aliens.

By aliens I mean the nastiest, bluest, gnarliest, most fearsome look creatures ever to walk the universe. They probably stand about 14 feet tall and have muscles that are bigger than The Rock's. I'm talking eyes that are blood red and black hole black with teeth like vampires. I'm not sure how you'd feel if metal disks fell from the sky and a few dozen of those walked out, but I would be doing whatever they tell me to.

Many researchers have different ideas of how this young Pharaoh died, but I would like to share my theory. After these crazy, terrifying looking aliens showed up on King Tut's door and scared the pee out of him I believe they became friends! These aliens, let's call them Scary-Spooky-Dudes, started helping out the young king with kingly stuff like executions, building stuff, keeping people in line, etc. Well I think that King Tut was playing marbles with a couple of these Scary-Spooky-Dudes and beat them causing one of them to get mad and throw him across the room (this explains the broken leg and damaged skull theories made by scientists!). After they figured out they killed the young King they decided to go back home, but made the oath that if anyone tried to destroy the peace that King Tut would have in the after-life they would kill them.

This is of course just my brain thinking weird things about what could have possibly happened to this little king, but we will technically never know!

King Tut's golden casket

Thursday, September 4th- Historical Accuracy

What comes to your mind when you think of the 1930s? The Great Economic Crash, Franklin D. Roosevelt and his "New Deal" to create jobs, or maybe even Marilyn Monroe? What about the Empire State Building? Maybe we should focus on one of tallest and most beautiful skyscrapers in North America!

We all know this legendary photo of these eleven men siting on a steel bar while taking a break from the heat and smog of New York City. But are these men truly men? Or are they aliens being a little to worthwhile? Considering the Empire State Buildings is one of the Seven Wonders of the World for its Art Deco style and fast building process we must question if this building really could've been made my humans alone!

Maybe it's just me, but I don't think we are alone in the universe! And no, I don't mean we have little 

green 'Marvin the Martian's running around everywhere. I also don't think E.T. is landing in random children's back yards and asking them to help him get home! However, there is no way that in this galaxy of stars and planets and unknown worlds that we are alone. So we must consider that when the Empire State decided to build this iconic Empire State Building it could have been possible for Mr. President to ring up some friends at Area 51 and have them ship out some "special helpers" with their advanced technology.

When these aliens were brought here they could've looked like humans that happened to be risk takers. (I don't know about y'all, but I would NEVER sit on a steel beam hundreds of feet in the air!) The only logical explanation that I have for this is aliens! Maybe the Martian spotting was someone realizing the people building their new, American icon were green or purple or walking on air of breathing fire to fuse beams together. We may never know if aliens live in our country, but it's funny to think that one of the buildings we prize most as Americans wasn't even built by Americans! (Or humans for that matter!)