#44 Describe an insect

I sit on my porch, and look out over yonder. my neighbors hair, it keeps getting blonder. I look towards the ground, and watch a hunting hound. I see an insect. allow me to describe it to you using imagery and scenery.

In the morning there was a mist hanging over the land. I was on my porch looking yonder over the landscape when my eyes happened to look upon an insect basking in the sun. There was a glare glinting off of the insects body. i noticed it had a large amount of legs. More legs than I have myself to walk upon. If you didn't ge the hint... I have two legs, therefore it has more than two. I guess that is an obvious comment that people should know because I'm a human so naturally I have two legs. Also, insects usuallu have more than two legs to walk on, but I'm starting to ramble so I'm gonna get back on track.

This insect could do more than just walk as its form of transportation, it could also hop!!! Watching it in its natural habitat was truly a magical experience. I was going to save this until the end as a surprise but i don't want to sound like an idiot (although there is virtually no way for me to do this) but I'm describing a grasshopper. Anyway, it was magical watching it hop around in the dewey grass searching for food and nutrition. I am truly blessed that I was able to witness this remarkable event. I now know how the people felt when they built the Panama Canal, or when Harry Houdini performed his remarkable escape tricks.

My only regret is that i had to witness the next event, which was truly horrible. The happy hopping grasshopper was happily hopping through the dewey grass when all of a sudden, a pidgeon flew down and ate it alive!! oh no!!! I yelled, as i witnessed the equivalent of a murder in the animal kingdom. i was heartbroken and had no idea what to do. Good news, I found a new happy hopping grasshopper.

#43 Olympics

Today I am supposed to blog about the Olympic games held in Canada in 2010. I'll be completely and I have not followed it at all. Everyone thinks they are cool because they follow curling but honestly, what's the point? I seriously don't get it... they push a giant block of some kind down an ice patch while men n skates with brooms brush the ice. I don't understand at all. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not playa hatin' on curling. I'm just spittin' hate towards all the people (and you know who you are) who claim to love curling when really who cares? I know the answer, no one cares. Its pointless. Pretty soon we'll be watching Olympic house cleaning if this broom cleaning keeps up. I really hope that doesn't happen because that would be stupid. Plus, it would cause controversy. Women would complain because that is what they do. Somehow since mostly omen would be doing the cleaning (ha ha ha) they would complain that is is stereotypical. Let's be honest again, I don't care. I bet it would happen. Back to the olympics. it is sad that Canada beat us in hockey. I don't care at all about hockey so im not upset at all but i am a firm believer in supporting your country in any global athletic competition. Which is why I am backing up the U.S.A. soccer team in the upcoming FIFA World Cup. I have faith that Landon Donovan is going to take us to the top and dominate everyone. With Tim Howard in goal there is no way America can lose. Those two players are simply too good. They cannot be stopped. Its pretty obvious that I didn't watch the olympics because I had to divert to fake house cleaning sports and he FIFA World cup. The important thing is that I know Amrica is going to win the World Cup. Pretty soon the team will open their eyes and realize that by adding me to their roster as a forward, they will never lose a game as long as I am able to play. The U.S. Olympic basketball team already added me because I can dunk from anywhere, shoot from anywhere, and i have never missed a three point shot in my life.

#42 Narrow Fellow in the Grass

Upon reading the poem A Narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson I must admit that I am not impressed. I did not feel anything special from this poem and frankly, I found it boring and stupid. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on Emily and her work. I'm simply saying that it isn't for me. However, I do feel i was able to analyze it pretty well. Here it goes-

The poem is essentially about a man and grass. I know what your thinking, that any idiot could figure that out. Well, I'm one of the idiots that did. So, take that! let's keep going. Emily DIckinson describes being a child and walking barefoot in the grass in the third stanza. In the second stanza she describes how the grass is parted by objects. This is imagery because she is showing us how the grass can be moved. she quotes that the grass parts- as with a comb-. In the first stanza (I know I'm going backwards but don't worry, I know what I'm doing) she describes how a narrow fellow moves through the grass, parting it.

Moving on, the fourth stanza is a bit difficult for me to explain to you so I'll simply move on and if you really can you can check out some one else's blog. The fifth, and last stanza, describes how the main character of the poem has never met this narrow fellow she describes, who can presumably be nature itself. I know, it lacking a little bit, but I'm not well versed in poetry and I'm doing the best that I can so cut me some slack.

ANother point I would like to make is that the end of the second and fourth sentences rhyme. Also, each stanza has four sentences in it. THis shows that Emily Dickinson knows how to effectively organize a poem into stanzas where convenient pieces rhyme... I'll give her that one... but it still doesn't make this poem any better. Thank you for your time, have a good day.

Journal #41 PPHS in Mythology

Pleasant plains High School is the Mount Olympus of Pleasant Plains Illinois. It is the area of higher education that teaches all of the small village and its suburban neighbors to the west. In charge of running this Olympus is Mr. Ward, the Zeus of our school. He watches the halls and shoots anyone who dares to mis-behave with 200,000,000,000 bolts of electricity in the form of lightning bolts.
Athena, the goddess of knowledge is represented by Mrs. lee. She is head of the science department and in my experiences knows everything there is to know about anything. its actually kind of ridiculous how she always has a smart and logical answer to present to any questions.

Pleasant Plains is a combination of Athens and Sparta. Students who wish to learn and grow mentally are able to select from a wide variety of courses, similar to Athenians. The Spartans among us are trained in the gymnasium and weight room by men such as King Tadla, Admiral Cameron, and General Debar. The young men enrolled in SPartan training are trained in the toughest of conditions and prepared for any combat scenario. King Tadla is merciless in his general P.E. course, where if anyone cannot perform under the intense amount of pressure he presents, he kicks them out and shows no mercy. I am with Admiral Cameron where he has trained me to lift any amount of weight and never give up.

Another thing important in Pleasant Plains, as in any Greek or Roman city, is the prophet. This is Mr. Scropos, whos knowlege of the stars and in all things magical and mystic, is recognized as a wise man. He is in charge of the newspaper, The Pleasant Plains Cardinal, and fills it with truth and magic. he is trully a wise man.

In Athens, Democracy and government were important. This case was the same for the Romans. It is also important to us here at Pleasant Plains. mrs. Crossland enriches us in the way of our government via her civics courses. In here, the students learn how our government functions and what it truly means to be an American.

Every Mythological story must have some form of evil, and Pleasant Plains is no exception... Our mythical beast is fearsome and ruthless. it eats the souls of our young and breaks the dreams of everyone else. In fact, his office smells of dying children and broken dreams. His office is the Hades of our small village, Hell on Earth... if you are unfortunate enough to be called in then you are dealing with a serious problem. This man/creature is Mr. Peterson... i would reference him to the Minotaur.

side note- this comes with the job that mr. peterson has chosen, not my personal feelings. Therefore, any lawsuits that might be filed against me for this blog are now rendered void.

These are some of the examples of PPHS described with ancient Roman and Greek descriptions.

I would like to point out that all descriptions and references were based mostly on occupation within the school, and not on personal opinion. Therefore, mr. peterson, if you read this, I apologize. No harm was intended.

Thank you, have a nice day.

Journal # 40 Decide process

When I need to make an important decision I have only one process that I know will help me make the most effective decision. This process is used by many famous people including Jesus and bill Gates. It is known as The Decide Process. DECIDE is an acronym. Allow me to explain.

D-Define the problem. This is an important stage because a clear solution cannot be drawn if the problem is not identified. Here is where the problem must be analyzed and it must be known what the problem is.

E- Explore Alternatives. What other solutions are there that can be used? that is why this stage is important, you must find out all possible routes to be taken.

C-Consider the Consequences. You will be accountable for te actions you take so you had better accepot the consequences.

I- This stands for "I forgot the next three letters so see Matthew Tomaw's blog if you want them...

D- im pretty sure this one doesn't mater either...

E-not imprtant.

This glorious process was taught to me by Professor Tadla during my freshmen health class. He taught it with the passion of a thunderstorm and with the dedication of a first chair violinist. He was like a magician touching each and every one of our hearts with a little bit of magic every day.

Here is an example of how effective this process really is.

You open the fridge because you want ice cream. However, you instantly hit a dilemma. there is chocolate and Vanilla... What do you do? most people would panic but i didn't because I'm not afraid to be a hero. I went with a bold strategy and chose vanilla. I came to my conclusion by using the decide process. My problem was that I didn't know which flavor to choose.

This is not as much of a life or death situation but it is a simple example to show you how effective this process really is. It is important to analyze the consequences of the decisions you make so that you are prepared for the effects they will have.

Journal #39 Multi tasking

I feel that I am a decent multi-tasker. I would not say that I am a great multi tasker because I am easily distracted. I know that I do my best work when I am focused on one thing at a time and can finish everything faster that way. However, if I were forced to multi task I would not do as bad as alot of other people would. Most of my multitasking ability depends on what I am multi tasking on. If I am watching tv and doing homework than I fail miserably and accomplish very little because tv is much more entertaining. If I am doing math homework while im also doing other homework than I am ok because I am in my working mentality. Still, I don't want to brag and say that I am an exceptional multi tasker because that would be naive of me.

During speech class I often try and finish other homework assignments so that I can have less to do when I get home. However, this does not often work out because I need to be polite and listen while others are giving their presentations. This slows me down because I can only work in between speeches and their is almost no point in that because I am very distracted from my train of thought. It is nearly impossible for me to do any homework because almost all of it takes a great amount of concentration.

There are other times, when I am trying to type my blogs and the women that surround me try and flirt with me, also distract me and make it hard for me to think. I understand that it is not their fault but still, it would be much easier if I could have some time to do my work. If I were asked if I thought that I was a good multi tasker i would say yes, I am decent because I can hold my own when I need to. However, believe it or not, Im actually not an idiot and understand that multi tasking is dumb. My best work is brought out and i am at the peak of my effectivness when i am focusing on one thing at a time.

Journal #38 Valentines Day

valentines Day is a magical holiday filled with love and togetherness, but its history is a but of a mystery for many people. Most people think Valentines Day was created for love. However, it was not. This is the real story of Valentines Day and its creation.

Once upon a time there was a boy named Jace Vaninger and he was a legend. He was not afraid to be a hero and to him, most things were too easy. He liked a challenge. Anyway, the important thing is that he was a legend and again, he was not afraid to be a hero. Jace had a friend named Matthew tomaw and they were the best of homies. They destroyed everyone on the basketball court and when they entered three on three tournaments they didn't have a third man because they were too good. Jace was especially great and dropping three point shots, which the ladies loved him for. During one tournament, in the first round, Jace shot a half court shot and swished it. The referee blew his whistle and declared the game over, and matthew and also declared us the winners of te tournament.

The two heroes were eating lunch one day, wonderfully prepared by Matthew's mother Joyce Tomaw, who had a knack for creating miracles in the kitchen when Jace had an idea. He was tired of all the women that kept texting him and asking for rides in his '97 Chevy Malibu. I know this sounds crazy but Jace was getting tired of the constant bothering given to him by the women. He decided enough was enough when the lunch ladies got involved too... Back to the point, Jace's idea was that he would go for the girl he like the most and all the others would leave him alone. Simple in concept, yet elaborate in the details. It was a brilliant plan. So Jace walked up to the girl he liked and said, "I could sweet talk you and try and impress you, but why waste the time? we both know how this is going to end." She agreed that that was a great way to save time. I think it was the tuxedo I was wearing that helped win her over. In honor of my accomplishment they named that day, February 14, Jace Vaninger is not afraid to be a hero day. I changed it to Valentines day instead because Im not a braggart and I have enough accomplishments so I don't need a day specifically named after me. The end.