"Morning at Turtle Lake Campground just south of Traverse City."
Well, this is a pretty good Michigan pic. Maybe Michigan can be photographed...
Monday, February 14, 2005
Sickness
Well due to weather conditions my "school" was cancelled for the first time today. Except I don't think that the plague counts as weather. Yeah we all have some weird disease that probably isn't going to kill us, although this morning at about 4am I was thinking of ways to make sick and half-asleep children be quiet. And not scream. I am lucky so far in that I have yet to get the flu and a major headache. I'll probably be next though.
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Squash
Does anyone else think some words are just weird. Squash for example, it's a food named with a verb. Apple fritters, that's also a strange word. Try saying fritters, 10 times fast. Or apple "dumplings".
The spelling of some words too just bothers me. Box has always seemed to me like it should be spelled like "bocks".
Has anyone else come across words like this or is it just me?
The spelling of some words too just bothers me. Box has always seemed to me like it should be spelled like "bocks".
Has anyone else come across words like this or is it just me?
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Warning, this is a dumb post. ( not depressing though)
I really, really like the new comment system....so fun for some reason. I like that you can see the comments other people have made while you yourself are commenting, it's nice for refering back to. Tom will really like this because now he doesn't have an excuse to miss-quote me. I thought it was special to this blog and that some smart person here had made it, but I found that it's on all the blogs so I'm happy. ( I've been happy all day since I found out that I'm a month ahead in British Lit.)
I really, really like the new comment system....so fun for some reason. I like that you can see the comments other people have made while you yourself are commenting, it's nice for refering back to. Tom will really like this because now he doesn't have an excuse to miss-quote me. I thought it was special to this blog and that some smart person here had made it, but I found that it's on all the blogs so I'm happy. ( I've been happy all day since I found out that I'm a month ahead in British Lit.)
Afterthought
Does anyone know what happened at The Ark Sunday night? I just found out about it now and am completely shocked.
Small Towns
Sorry, I'm going to post something "depressing" according to the standards of some people. I've noticed that our community build this little-very little box for every one of its members. Stay in this box your whole life, don't think outside of the box, don't act any way that would be outside the stupid box of their confines of thinking and acting. They expect everyone to think and act alike. Anyone who is a little too religious, too musical, too geeky, too passionate about something, too reflective, too "out there", too whatever, I don't care, if you don't act like you're supposed to, they'll make fun of you and gossip will be all over town before you can say "little box". At this point, some people may be thinking that I'm talking about myself, but I'm not. I'll use an example. Every once in awhile, we have this certain sub. She wears a big silver peace sign around her neck. No, she's not a hippie, she just wants peace. Her station wagon is arrayed with bumper stickers such as casiNO. She talks to us in Spanish sometimes and tends to ramble off on stories of a protest she was in or her missionary work in Mexico. People call her annoying and give her a really tough time. If they ever tried to get to know her though, they would learn that she's very unique. Today, we talked for quite a while I was in the library during choir and she's really cool. I think it's interesting to meet someone so different than everyone else in our town and I just wish that people wouldn't judge so harshly. Come on. Be a little different.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
My teacher needs your help!!
http://wiog.com/ and then click The Chains of Love picture. It should be the one in the middle of the page.
102.5 WIOG is hosting a chance to win a free wedding for these couples. One happens to be my shop teacher's (Klamy) relative or something like that. The rule is to pick the person you want to leave the contest. Klamy's relative's name is Dana Wasek. But however, you can't pick her, unless you want her to leave the contest, but my teacher wouldn't like that. Instead, you should take Molly Hartley out of the contest. She has 46% of the votes, but Dana has 33%, which could be not enough. This goes on until Valentines Day so, they will keep clearing the votes each day or so, and start over with the votes but one person is eliminated. That's all.
102.5 WIOG is hosting a chance to win a free wedding for these couples. One happens to be my shop teacher's (Klamy) relative or something like that. The rule is to pick the person you want to leave the contest. Klamy's relative's name is Dana Wasek. But however, you can't pick her, unless you want her to leave the contest, but my teacher wouldn't like that. Instead, you should take Molly Hartley out of the contest. She has 46% of the votes, but Dana has 33%, which could be not enough. This goes on until Valentines Day so, they will keep clearing the votes each day or so, and start over with the votes but one person is eliminated. That's all.
Video Games...Yeah
Ok, I'm sure most of you have heard me talk about the problems of video games. Well, I'm taking sociology this semester, and the teacher has offered some great insights regarding excessive video game, as well as internet, usage. The main problem with violent video games (swearing, shooting, breaking the law, etc.) is that they truly do de-sensitize people. I won't bother citing studies, because I doubt anyone would care who did the studies and all that stuff. Anyway, I'll just say that I'm not lying and that I'm not saying they always de-sensitize peoplel; I would just like to open up discussion regarding other peoples thoughts.
By the way, the thing that struck me the most was the evidence that more and more video games are putting the stereotypical "bad guy" into the stereotypical "good guy" role. For example, in the Grand Theft Auto series, the main character recieves "street credit" for shooting as many people as he can, running things over, etc. He's even allowed to pick up hookers and do things like slap them up. But it's not only in GTA. It's happening in other games where nobody is the good guy, and the aim of the game is simply to kill as much as possible.
By the way, the thing that struck me the most was the evidence that more and more video games are putting the stereotypical "bad guy" into the stereotypical "good guy" role. For example, in the Grand Theft Auto series, the main character recieves "street credit" for shooting as many people as he can, running things over, etc. He's even allowed to pick up hookers and do things like slap them up. But it's not only in GTA. It's happening in other games where nobody is the good guy, and the aim of the game is simply to kill as much as possible.
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
the cure for boredness
Well, since the last brilliant post I was going to post got deleted, you will now get this version of it.
Ok, all of you girls ( as in not guys), we need a hobby besides talking. I was think about this for a while and came up with.........................nothing. Except that sometime we should make a movie. Or we could knit, or not. Ok, before I go insane, or become sane again, we should find something that we all like, that is fun, and that we could all do together. The guys have their computer games ( except Ben who thinks that all computers are the devil) and their scary movies that aren't scary. So we should have something........any ideas? Guys, if you think you have a good idea either post anonymously or post as yourself, but be fore-warned, if you post as yourself I will probably make fun of you.
Note: Any references to the Grudge will be ignored.
Ok, all of you girls ( as in not guys), we need a hobby besides talking. I was think about this for a while and came up with.........................nothing. Except that sometime we should make a movie. Or we could knit, or not. Ok, before I go insane, or become sane again, we should find something that we all like, that is fun, and that we could all do together. The guys have their computer games ( except Ben who thinks that all computers are the devil) and their scary movies that aren't scary. So we should have something........any ideas? Guys, if you think you have a good idea either post anonymously or post as yourself, but be fore-warned, if you post as yourself I will probably make fun of you.
Note: Any references to the Grudge will be ignored.
Sunday, February 06, 2005
Friday, February 04, 2005
Worry no more, Sarah...
I will still win.
Most likely it was Rachael who saved the archives. The (screaming of terror) spider post is back up. It is in the January archive.
I will win. Bwa ha ha ha ha!!
Most likely it was Rachael who saved the archives. The (screaming of terror) spider post is back up. It is in the January archive.
I will win. Bwa ha ha ha ha!!
Insanity
Hey people! I'm going insane. Seriously, I've been trying to fix the template for an hour and a half with no progress!!! Anyone know what it feels like to go crazy? I do. Anyway, I'm taking a break. If you feel like looking at some very interesting political sites done by people our age that (I randomly found by clicking the next button on the top right of the screen), here they are: (and I'm too lazy to make a good link so deal with it)
http://www.torchblog.blogspot.com
http://neoconservativeamerica.blogspot.com/
http://www.torchblog.blogspot.com
http://neoconservativeamerica.blogspot.com/
What tape makes the best sculpture?
This is, well, a rediculous question. Blogger asked me this question in my profile and I found it to be pretty darn stupid. What does the answer to this question have to do with me? What would you learn about my feelings, psyche, or being from the answer i give to this question? So now i ask you, what kind of tape makes the best sculpture? What does the askwer say about you? Why would any one care???
Update Stuff
Everyone should have gotten Sarah's e-mail that I sent out. Other than that, ugh, all of the little phrases and important junk stuff is congregating bottom of the blog. How did that happen? Anyone who wants to tweak with the template, have at it, with caution of course. (Copy the original template into word before messing with it, so you can always go back to what you had if it's not working.) The other night, I watched Farenheit 9/11. It disgusts me to think that the American people take the complete movie as truth. Use some common sense people! And how Michael Moore made fun of Bush so much for sitting in a classroom reading to children when he found out about the Trade Center tragedy. That really bothered me along with many other parts of the movie. I could only stand watching half the movie before I had to go to bed, it was so dumb and rediculous. I recommend the movie to no one.
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
Super Bowl
Are we doing anything for the super bowl? It's this sunday right? Is there Bible Study? Who's even playing in the game? Who do you want to win? Why do you want them to win?
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
Pope is Hospitalized
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/02/international/europe/02rome.html
The Vatican says he was ill enough to be hospitalized, but "it's not very, very serious." The Pope is suffering from influenza and a fever and he had trouble breathing.
The Vatican says he was ill enough to be hospitalized, but "it's not very, very serious." The Pope is suffering from influenza and a fever and he had trouble breathing.
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