The Magical Wonders of Duct Tape

Duct tape has got to be one of the best things anyone has ever invented. I mean, seriously, what can't duct tape do? The Mythbusters have proved that you can make it into a bridge, stop a car with it, fix a car broken into a million pieces with it and tape a car to a pole with it. Anyway, I just felt like talking about duct tape since its so amazing! =)

Pangea or Pandora?

I feel like it's been forever since I last updated. Things have been so insane with school starting back and all that I haven't really had much free time at all. I'm hoping that maybe now that things have finally started to settle down, I will have more time to regularly check and update my blog. In the meantime, I thought I'd share an interesting conversation Kara and I had one day at school during 6th period Geography. I like to call it
 "Pangea or Pandora?"

Kara: "Is India in Rome?"
Rebecca: "No..."
Kara: "Is Rome in India?"
Rebecca: "Again, no. They're not even on the same continent!"
Kara: "Well they could be, what about continental drift?"
Rebecca: "Continents don't drift that way!"
Kara: "What about Pandora, huh?"
Rebecca: "It was Pangea! Pandora is a jewelry company!"
Kara:"oh."


Yes, this is a real conversation and she honestly wasnt trying to be funny. Shes not very good at Geography obviously, and she gets words screwed up sometimes. She really thought what she was saying was true until I pointed out otherwise. I will post more little conversations like this as we say them. My friends and I have a habit of saying stuff like this a lot, so it probably wont be that long. Until then, bye.

I am now feeling like a LOST addict

Lately I have been feeling like a LOST addict. I've been renting the episodes on DVD from Blockbuster and have just finished season 3. I think it is one of the most amazing shows I have ever watched. The thing is, I've seen like 40 episodes in like 4 days. Pathetic, I know, but I had to do something to keep entertained. Anyway, I just wanted to talk about LOST, seeing as how I now love it so much. =)

Some Really messed up videos about cats

WARNING!!! The video called MEOW is not for kids under 12. It is one of the single most messed up videos I have ever seen. Watch at your own risk. The other one is fine and actually kinda funny, at least to me. Enjoy, or at least try to. =)

Something to keep you from dying of boredom

I just got back from Camp Crystal and already I miss it. Sure, I;m glad to be home, but camp was AWESOME! (Well, except for the fact that Nathalie, Kara, and I were horrendous at sailing and I got hit in the head a lot with the boom, and also the fact that the boat was overflowing with water and tipping a lot. Basically, never go sailing with us if you want to come back not half drowned and three hours late along with a couple of minor head injuries from being knocked out of the boat by the boom, which did actually hapen to another girl.) I swear, we were so bad at sailing we almost hit another sailboat three times, the speedboat once or twice and the dock about two or three times. That's how great we were! =) (not!) Anyway, now that I am home I've been feeling a little bit bored. I'm working on my summer reading, but I really need something else to do. I was looking around on youtube for some funny videos and I came across this one. It's not the funniest one in the world, but it is more entertaining than sitting around staring at the wall. Here it is. I have also posted another video of some people who actually sail worse than me and my friends. (Wow, impossible right? Think again!)

Interesting but Completely Useless Facts

I was bored and just looking around on the internet when I came across some really random, totally useless, yet oddly interesting facts. They are absolutely useless and have no value whatsoever unless you go on Jeoapardy or another game show. Enjoy. =)

Random Fact #1 When Coca-Cola began to be sold in China, they used characters that would sound like "Coca-Cola" when spoken. Unfortunately, what they turned out to mean was "Bite the wax tadpole".


Random Fact #2 If you plug your nose you can't hum.
 
Random Fact #3 In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
 
Random Fact #4 The longest place name still in use is: Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteaturi- Pukakpikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu - a New Zealand hill.
 
Random Fact #5 A flamingo can eat only when its head is upside down
 
Random Fact #6 An average American will spend an average of 6 months during his lifetime waiting at red lights.


Random Fact #7 An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Random Fact #8 The average American eats 23 pounds of pizza per year.

Random Fact #9 The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

Random Fact #10 A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

I apologize if any of these facts aren't true, but I did do a good deal of research on all of them so I am confident that most of them are true. I hope this makes you wonder about your dentist, the stupidity of large birds, and the dangers of translating english to chinese. =)

Some Funny Pictures

Here are some funny pictures to brighten your day or at least make you smile a little. Also, if you're looking for more laughs, I suggest you check out one of my older posts, crazy cats, which has a video of some pretty hilarious cats.  Enjoy. =)

SCHOOL'S FINALLY OUT!!!!!!

I can't believe school's finally out! I thought it would never end! Now that I have more time, I can actually have a life outside of school. Finally! Speaking of that, I'm also relieved finals are OVER! There's nothing worse than having finals for three days in a row, especially when you're only in 6th grade! Cut us some slack! Geesh! So, I'm hoping to be able to post more, maybe some more short stories or something....I haven't been able to write in a while either. See why I hate school sometimes? It's only purpose is to rid you of your free time so you have no life. How wonderful. Well, i'll definently be posting more later, so feel free to check back in.

Happy Early Mother's Day

Hah! I didn't forget like I thought I might! Here's a cute little poem...

Mother's Love
Her love is like
an island in life's ocean,
vast and wide
A peaceful, quiet shelter
From the wind, the rain, the tide.
'Tis bound on the north by Hope,
By Patience on the West,
By tender Counsel on the South
And on the East by Rest.
Above it like a beacon light
Shine Faith, and Truth, and Prayer;
And thro' the changing scenes of life
I find a haven there.
Author Unknown

Isn't it so true? Make sure you tell the mother in your life how much you care-you have no idea how much that means. She doesn't need a gift, or a card, or chocolates, or flowers (Though all of those are nice too and she does appreciate), no, she needs to know she is loved. A simple hug is worth a thousand boxes of chocolate and rose boquets.

St. Augustine, Fl -best city ever? I think so!

Coolest city ever? I think so. I mean, what other city do you know of that has a cool fort, cool ghost stories, great shopping, awesome local authors, the title of oldest city in America, the supposed landing spot of Ponce de Leon, neat streets and shops, trolleys, mueseums/old jails, an old ivy-covered college, and Ripley's Believe it or not? Seriously, I love this city. It has this feeling of history and supernatural blended together-two things that I like. I sometimes wonder what it would be like to move there when I grow up and become one of those local authors. The whole city just feels so special and unique to me. I'm so excited to go there this weekend!!! I've been waiting for weeks for this Mother's Day Weekend (which I will post more on specially)! I haven't been in ages it feels like, though it's only been maybe 6 or 7 months. Also, I'll get to go on the ghost tour for the very first time! Can you believe someone who loves St. Augustine and the supernatural as much as I do has never even been on a single ghost tour? I can't wait. =)

Happy Belated Birthday Kara!!!!

Another Video

Here's another video I made. Please feel free to leave comments and suggestions for new video ideas. Enjoy =)

The Second Entry(s)

My friend Nathalie has submitted a couple of things, some cool websites and a very accurate picture of her little sister. If you know her, you will agree. =) (you can copy and paste the website addresses into your browser)


http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal

http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/

http://www.fark.com/

http://www.earthcam.com/

I can put my own videos on here!!!!

I found an old web cam in my bedroom and have decided to post my own videos on my blog. Enjoy! =)

The first submission

Here's the first submission in the contest...a picture of a golden doodle puppy from Kara! =)

Contest!!!

Hey, I'm having a contest for the best video/picture/piece of writing/coolest website anything you think might be cool for me to put on my blog. If I like it, I will and if you go to Lincoln Middle School I will give you gum and/or other candy. =) So send your stuff to me at rebeccablog.blogspot@gmail.com/

The End

Here's another amazing short story by my friend Nathalie. Be sure to leave comments about what you think of it. Enjoy =)

The End

I remember spinning. The high green grass practically engulfing my small body. I remember the flowers. They were lavender and I still recall how they fluttered on the wind like miniature ballerinas performing one of Nature’s beautiful plays. They would swirl around me and Dixie would try to catch them in her jaws. Everything was perfect then. The way the sun would kiss my skin and how the grass yellowed was perfect. My family and life were perfect.

Why couldn’t it have stayed that way?


My name is Callie Hevyard. I was born at 13:13, January 13th, 1997. I used to think that having so many 13’s was just a coincidence. It was my favorite number for a while, until I found out it was unlucky. I don’t mean to be superstitious, but no matter how much they would tease me, I just always found that number to be a messenger of misfortune. When my mom was thirteen, her parents died in a fire. On the 13th of every month somehow I would be harmed. No one else ever connected the dates to my cuts, bruises, and high fevers. I would see the shadows in groups of thirteen. Everything in my life seemed connected to that one dreadful number. Even my 13th birthday surprise; having my dad leave.

I never realized how hard it was to die, how long it really takes, how painful it really was, until it actually happened. My killer wasn’t a person or an animal at all. It wasn’t even from this world. It was a shadow. It was one of those that would emerge from the deepest depths of Hell; to come and destroy me. Nothing could save me from its fury, not even my own shadow.

Everybody had one and his or her shadow could protect you from anything. Well…almost. Some shadows weren’t people. They came directly from the fire and brimstone that lay underneath. Those were the ones you had to watch out for. Of course, those were also the ones that followed me. I would hear them whispering to each other about me. How else do you think I figured out that I was gonna be the cause for the end of all life?

I had been walking home from school. As usual, the shadows flocked around me. But there had been two in particular that seemed to hover so closely I could feel their horrible feelings snaking their ways into my mind. Then they had stopped. The silence chilled me, but I kept on walking though the field. Then they started again. I could feel their stares boring into me. After some more mindless mumbling, I heard them say something that caused my heart to stop and my throat to tighten. “He will come for her. When he does, he will crush her bones and he will rip her apart. He will take her soul back with him and torture it. He will make her scream and when she does the light will become darkness and life will become death. The end will arrive and we’ll kill the source of all hope, her,” it terrified me.

That night I lay awake. Night was the only time when I got to be alone and think. I got to think without knowing that I was exposed to these creatures of death. I wanted someone to talk to then, to tell everything to. But, that was just me fantasizing again. There wasn’t anyone else like me. I was cursed and my mother knew it. She said I had always looked haunted, like my eyes were hiding something behind their blue films. Your eyes are the keys to your soul I guess. I never told her what happens to me. I never kept a diary - not one on paper. I thought about how I was going to die, when it would occur, about how it would feel. That’s what I did most nights, think.

It was 13 weeks later, when I had another one of my unlucky impulses. Previous impulses include taking a nap in the middle of an intersection and cutting my arms with a pocketknife. Luckily, this one was more innocent. I wanted to walk through the woods next to the lake. Children giggled and splashed in the cool water. Always close by lay their shadows, as happy and carefree as their owners.

The pine scent felt refreshing in my nostrils, but I wasn’t paying attention to that. My eyes had glazed over and I wasn’t thinking anymore. “Just keep walking. Just keep walking.”My mind kept repeating. More shadows gathered around me. They stayed in the dark patches where the sun could not burn them. These were the weakest kind, only capable of causing you to stumble or cough. I kept walking. The sun had disappeared behind a canopy of leaves. A cold breeze wafted lazily through the forest, causing my golden curls to wrap around the curves of my face. Without thinking, I stopped.

For the first time in my life, all was quiet. No whispers, no wind, no chirping birds. I spoke out, free from my zombie-like state, but no sound escaped my throat. I tried again, yet my lips moved and nothing came out. Open and shut, open and shut. They were everywhere, but I couldn’t see them. I started to shriek but I still couldn’t hear anything. Tears started spilling down my face, but I couldn’t feel their wetness. My shadow appeared in front of me, her face like mine, only less hysteric. There was something about the way she looked; it scared me. She had this glint in her eyes, like she was mocking me. No, no! This isn’t right! No one ever sees his or her own shadow…unless- “You are about to die.” She smiled back at me, gleeful that she was able to complete my sentence, but she hadn’t spoken. The voice was an inhuman, rasp that erected from the throat of a little girl.

That was when everything lost its color. The trees, the water, the sky, all became a shade of gray that appeared to be melting. I spun around and around, feeling as though I was going insane. The ground began to boil and I felt like I was going to melt along with everything else. My shadow materialized again, walking around me in circles, attempting to save me, but her power was like a spark compared to the roaring wildfire that the demon held. I felt myself collapse into a heap on the hot ground. The evil shadow took the chance and he seeped inside of me. It hurt, oh how it hurt. Like I was burning from the inside out. I could feel pressure and then the snap of my arms. It seemed as though it was pounding my bone into a pulp. Then I could feel the creature moving. His poisonous soul was now down in my legs. Crack, snap. And gone were my legs. I cried out in pain, but I couldn’t open my mouth. My jaw locked and wouldn’t move. One arm still twitched. I used it to touch the other. I could not sense the pain in the lame arm, but could feel the bones sloshing around. I watched as it emerged from my body and came closer to me. This one had no features, it was only a silhouette. Its cold hand came over my mouth and nose, blocking the air. I was trying to suck in the air, that’s all I wanted, air. But it wouldn’t come.

It would never come. The blackness faded in and out like a bad radio signal. My eyes would loll upward and close, then open again. Finally my lunges burst and my heart slowed and finally stopped. The last thing I thought before it took its final beat was “Why?”

For a while I just watched. I knew I was dead. But at the moment, I was my shadow. I watched as he tore my limbs apart and scattered them across the woods. Then he turned his blank face towards me and glided over silently. He grasped my hand with a grip so hard that it would have crunched the bone, had I any. Those eight seconds were the most terrifying in all my life. I saw things that should never be seen by a human. I saw and heard people as they were put in torture devices. I watched as bodies were dismembered, like mine had been. My face had a look upon it that was of pure fear and disgust. The shadow enjoying it all. Then he let go. I was slammed into the flames. Though dead, they still burned me. He asked me to sit down in the chair closest to the fire. I knew not to disobey him.

As I settled into the hard metal chair, shackles closed themselves tightly around my wrists. They were so tight, it seemed as though if I moved, they would tear my skin open. He showed me things, things I never wanted to see. Things that scared me more than anything else. That was almost impossible by human standards. He talked to me, and through all my hysteria, I managed to ask him why.

“Why? Because there has to be someone out there who is meant to end it all. Because hope and love and goodness cannot reign supreme forever. Every good king must die. Every thriving empire must fall. You humans think that you will live forever, but none of you want to accept the truth. Someday, it’s all going to end. No one wants to be the person that has to do it, that has to destroy his or her family and lives, but someone has to do it. There is always an end, and now the end is here,” with that he stepped towards me.
I screamed.

The ground caved in, the oceans flooded as the sky fell and fire roared. People ran. I could hear their shriek, a mother’s yell for her child. Then I recognized it as my own mother. More tears streamed down my face as I heard her drown. She sputtered my name one last time before she sunk to the bottom of the ocean. As me anger grew, I lunged at the shadow. My eyes flared with hatred for a moment and volcanoes erupted, spilling lava. I struck him hard and as he threw me to the ground, the earth started to split. I twisted my head to look at the fire, wishing for it to be water The streaks of fire became waves that pounded him to the ground along with me. Tsunamis occurred at every point where water met land. We were at eye level now. With a single slip of my hand, the chair turned to dust. I turned over until I had him pinned to the ground. Facial features appeared on his face. I stopped dead in my tracks.

This thing that was meant to destroy me was my own father. We locked eyes for a moment. He started talking to me through our minds. I spoke to him in a crackly voice, “If you had really loved me, you would have never left. You would have told me about all of this. You would have prevented it. You wouldn’t have done this to me. I looked at him again, but this time I only saw a villain. I looked back at him, “I hate you,” and that was all it took. Everything froze and he disappeared. I blinked.

My eyes opened again. I was alone in the middle of the street. No one else was here. No shadows, no souls, no life at all. Everything was muted. There was no sound other than the wind. It was dark now. There was no one else and never would there be. This was the end.



I was the end.

Prologue-dedicated to Nathalie and Kara

Here's the prologue of my new story. It's based on a song Kara introduced me to, thanks Kara-you rock! (And thanks to Nat for being supportive along with Kara. This story is dedicated to the both of you.)
Let me know what you think! (And if I should put the rest of it on here or not. And, if you're looking for good writing, check out my friend Nathalie's blog. It's super, like her!) Here it is...

Prologue

Sometimes, when it’s nice outside, I’ll sit under a shady tree and gaze at the sky, wondering what life would be like if I had been born without a second sight. I sigh and look at the big fluffy clouds, dreaming of a normal life out here in the country, filled with happiness, simplicity, and family love. I wonder what life would have been like if things hadn’t happened the way they did, if my older brother hadn’t died suddenly, and if my dad hadn’t left us. If my mother hadn’t become gloomy and depressed, if my other brother hadn’t left soon after, I wonder what life would have been like. Maybe not perfect, but I think things would have been better.
It’s hard, having a second sight like I do. I have to pretend that I don’t see them, but I do. They haunt me night and day, causing me to drop dishes and scare my family. I always tell them I was just not paying attention, lost in another fantasy. Mostly they accept this, earning me the title of the lonesome daydreamer, which I suppose is as close to the truth as they are ever going to get. Sometimes I worry about my sensitive mother; she always seems to know what is bothering me. I worry that she has guessed the truth, that she knows my secret. Every time this concern bothers me, I am extra careful for a few days, sometimes a week. But she never confronts me. One day she will just stop looking at me in that funny way, buying the story that I was just a normal teen, with normal issues that would make me act strange. She once asked me if I had a boyfriend, or if there was anyone I liked at school. I answered with an honest no and shrugged it off. She persisted at first, but when she realized she wasn’t going to get anything out of me, she left it be. She never brought it up again, though I suspect she often thought about it.
As I sit under my favorite tree, as I am doing today, I think about the times before dad left, the times when things were normal, nice even. I think about the times when he would call me Katie-berry and pick me up, swinging me around. I think about how we would both break out laughing. He had the most perfect laugh; it was the sound I treasured most in the world. He would set me down gently underneath this very tree, and lay on his back, staring at the endless blue sky. Sometimes he would ask me about what the clouds looked like, but usually he just lay there, talking about the wonderful life we were all going to have out here, how perfect things were going to be out in the country, with the fields and trees, and good clean air. He talked about how we were all going to grow up in a wonderful house and go on to be successful, happy people with families of our own.
I wonder why he didn’t stay to see those things happen. I wonder why he left if he loved us like he said. I wonder why he told us he would always be there for us if he knew he wouldn’t. Mom never talks about the day he left, but I think about it almost every day. I remember that day, when I came down the stairs from my room and found the note lying on the kitchen table. The table I had sat at day after day, coloring, or just staring out the window. This same table was what brought the news of my father’s disappearance. He said simply that he loved us, but that he had to go. I remember slumping to the ground and hearing someone sobbing. Then my mom was there, desperately asking “What’s the matter?” Then she found the note. I remember how all that day I felt as if I was in a trance. I didn’t feel, I didn’t hear, I didn’t see. I remember blindly finding the tree and lying under it, sobbing. I remember thinking about those talks we’d had under this same tree. At one point, I began whispering “Why? Why? Why?” over and over again. I remembered thinking that if he’d loved us, why would he leave us? It didn’t make sense, then or now. I was ten, and my father had just left my life for what he said was good.

Let me know if you want more or not. Thanks. =)

Join Nathalie's Fight Against School Uniforms

My friend Nathalie is against school uniforms in Alachua County. If you are too, leave comments for her on her blog at natscrat1998.blogspot.com/
Even if not, you should still go check out her awesome blog! =)

Of Squirrels, Sharks, and Sunburns

I've been having a very interesting spring break, one that seems to revolve around the letter S. First, we found a dead squirrel in the middle of the road...eww! Second, there was a shark at the beach! I was out of the water at the time but it was still really scary. The shark was in the exact same area where I had been swimming earlier. We saw the actual shark when it was coming up on a wave. Eeek! Third, I got a bad sunburn :-(

Bon Qui Qui

Here's a hilarious youtube video called Bon Qui Qui. Let me know what you think of it.

Mean Kitty Song

Here's the mean kitty song, enjoy! :-)

Mean Kitty

My friends told me about these really funny videos on youtube about "Mean Kitty" who is also known as 'Sparta'. You should go on youtube and check out Mean Kitty Videos, there's even a mean kitty wesite now! So go check out mean kitty and tell me what you think! :-)

Meet Bob

☻/
/▌
/ \ This is bob. Copy and paste him everywhere you go and he will eventually take over the world, or so Mandy, who I got this from, says! :-)

NO MORE GAMES!

I figured out that the new game I had put on my blog, Burger Time, contained a deadly virus. Luckily, with the help of my friend Nathalie, (Thanks natners!), my blog is back up and running. This means though, that from now on I won't be putting anymore games on here in case any of them have a virus. :-( Oh well, I'm just glad to have my blog back, and don't forget to check out Nathalie's Blog at natscrat1998.blogspot.com/ So go check it out! :-)

Chicken Fried

Here's an awesome country song, winner of the 2009 top 50 country songs contest! It's awesome, so check it out! :-)

Game of the Week

This week's game is....the burger game! Enjoy! :-)

Game of the Week!

I have decided to put a new game on my blog every week, and this week's game is...Pinball! It's a really fun version if a little small. Enjoy! Come back every week for a new game. You can also request a game by sending me an email at rebeccablog.blogspot@gmail.com! Scroll down towards the bottom of the page to find the game...it may take a few seconds to load after you click on it. :-)

Are you a Chocolate Addict?

Are you wondering if perhaps you are addicted to chocolate? Take this quiz and find out! You will be rated on a scale of 1 to 5 the end based on your answers...NO PEEKING! 1 meaning you are not a fan of chocolate, and 5 being seek medical help for your addiction. Here's the quiz...enjoy....P.S., of you email me your score at rebeccablog.blogspot@gmail.com and i will give you free chocolate!( you might want to on a sheet of paper keep track of what letter you put for each question :-) )
Enjoy the quiz!

Question #1

About how often do you eat chocolate?
A. Every day
B. Every couple of days
C. Once a week or so
D. Once a month
E. Rarely


Question #2

Would you rather have $5 or a chocolatre bar right now?
A. The money!
B. The chocolate!
C. Neither!
D. I don't care!
E. No, I want you to donate it to the orphanage instead please!


Question #3

On average, how many pieces of chocolate do you eat in a day?
A. 7 or more
B. 6
C. 5 or 4
D. 3 or 2
E. 1 or 0


Question #4

Which dessert would you rather have?
A. hershey's chocolate bar
B. Spinach!
C. ice-cream
D. 5 cookies
E. a piece of cake


Question #5

How many chocolate companies can you name?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4 or more
E. Huh? There are factories that make chocolate? I never knew!


Question #6

Would you rather visit a famous person of your choice or a world famous chocolate factory?
A. the famous person
B. the chocolate factory
C. Neither!


Question #7

Where in nature does chocolate come from?
A. Monkies!
B. The cocoa treee or pod specifically
C. Bananas!
D. The ground
E. Potatoes!


Question #8

Have you ever eaten choicolate in the morning before?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Huh?


Question #9

Do you like chocolate covered raisins or pretzels?
A. Yes
B. No
C. One but not the other


Question #10

How awesome do you think chocolate is?
A. Great!!!
B. AWESOME!!!!!!!
C. GOOD
D. Yummy!
E. YUCK!







Here is how you tally up your answers: Get out a sheet of paper and something to write with. Keep track of how many points you get. For the first question, if you put A, give yourself 7 points, B = 6 points, C = 5 points, D = 3, and E = 1 point. For #2, for A put 0 points, B put 8 points, C put -1 point (so subtract a point from your score), D put 1 point, E put 3 points for being a noce person. For #3, for A put 7 points, B put 6 points, C put 5 points, D put 3 points, E put 1 point. For #4, for A put 8 points, B put -2 points, C put 0 points, D put 0 points,and E put 0 points. For #5, if you answered A put 1 point, B put 2, C put 3, D out 4, and E put -4 points. For #6, if you answered A, put 0 points, B put 5 points, and C put -2 points. For #7, for A, put 0 points, for B put 10 points, for C put 0 points, for D put 0 points, and for E put 0 points. For #8, for A, put 5 points, B put 0 points and C put 0 points. For #9, for A, put 7 points, for B put 0 points, and for C put 3 points. For #10, for A, put 0 points, for B put 4 points, for C put 0 points, and for E put -7 points.


Now tally your score. If you got 60 to 65 points, you are a 5 and need medical help! You're OBSESSED and ADDICTED to chocolate. Please call your local doctor and request immediate help.
If you got 59-45 points, you are a 4. You LOVE chocolate, and are partly addicted, but there is still hope for you.
If you got 44-35 points, you are a 3. You also love chocolate, but you are not quite obsessed, yet.
If you got 34-20 points,you are a 2. You love chocolate, sorta, but aren't addicted in the slightest.
If you got less than 20, like maybe a neggative,you're a 1. You DONT ACTUALLY LIKE CHOCOLATE ALL THAT MUCH.


thanks for taking the quiz and don't forget to email me the results for free chocolate! :-)

Book Club

My friend Nathalie and I are setting up a book club which we will talk about on both of our blogs. We will first talk about books we have both read and then let you know what books we are currently reading. Anyone can do it with us if we want. Also, if you already read one of the books we comment on, please feel free to leave comments on both of our blogs. I will have more on this topic later. In case you didn't already know, the adress of her blog is http://natscrat1998.blogspot.com/

Jurassic Park

Lately I picked up Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. It's fantastic! I just wanted to mention it. Also, the movie's not half bad either. I'm not really into dinosaurs, but I find it really cool just the same. It's basically about the creation of an amusement park with real, living dinosaurs in it. Things are fine at first but gradually the whole park becomes a danger zone instead of a fun park for the rich. Here's a good picture I found on the internet.

No Go For Shuttle

Even though I got up at midnight and rode in a car for almost three hours then waited outside in the cold for another hour and a half,(not to mention another three hours riding back home) the shuttle got scrubbed. I have now tried three times and every time the shuttle launch has been scrubbed and I had to go home without having seen anything. This time there was even an 80% chance that the shuttle would go up! Somehow whenever my family goes to see it, things always find a way to prevent us from seing the shuttle launch. Oh well, looks like we are going to have to try again this summer when they have anothe r one. :-(

My Friends

I realized I have not yet said anything about my friends. They are really great and i think they deserve to be mentioned in my blog.

First, there's Nathalie, who recently created a blog herself which you can visit at http://natscrat1998.blogspot.com/. It is really awesome so go check it out! Nathalie is a really funny, unique person. She is also really creative and caring. She's an all around great friend. Also, she like iguanas!












Next, there's Kara. She has been friends with Nathalie for almost ten years now! She has a goldendoodle-a cross between a poodle and a golden retiever for those of you who didn't already know- named Doodlebug.She is also really funny and outgoing.

Finally, I want to mention Kayla. I met her back in fourth grade and she is awesome!!!! she loves to write and read, just like me. She has always been a great friend to me. She is caring, compassionate, funny, and has a great smile! She loves to sing and is really great.

I haven't mentioned a bunch of my other friends because it would take me a while...though I might try sometime soon. these are just my closest friends.

Overall, my friends are all really great, special, awesome people! :-)

Shuttle Launch

I am going to see one of the last five shuttle launches ever! I have to get up at midnight then ride in a car for 2 1/2 hours! We will get there around 2 or 3 a.m. and the shuttle will launch around 4:30 a.m. I have tried two other times, but both times the launch was cancled, once in the last few minutes before launch! :-(. Hopefully I will have better luck this time. Wish me luck!

Happy 2010!

i just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year and share some info about this awesome animal I just recently learned about... the serval! It's a medium sized african wildcat. It is mostly nocturnal and is naturally evasive and shy. Please enjoy the following video about the serval. :-)