Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Conflict/Resolution of Crossed
Crossed is about a girl named Cassia who sets out to the Outer Provinces to find Ky, a boy whom she was separated from. She faces many hardships along the way: Hunger, sickness, and the dizzying secrets she learns as she travels. Cassia finds out more about Ky than she would have thought, and all the while she is not even with him. This is one of the conflicts, because Ky has so much he wants to tell Cassia and wants them to be together.
After a long journey through the Canyon, Cassia comes upon a village. She has no clue that Ky is in a cave nearby, burying a friend that was killed by poison. Ky decides to go out, to explore some more and take his mind off of his dead friend. When he goes back up to the cave, he sees a figure and realizes it is Cassia. The conflict is resolved, they are back together.
A Trip to Mexico
Warm, sunny weather. Delicious new foods to try. A whole 5 days of relaxation. This is what I imagined before my family went to Cancun, Mexico because we wanted a vacation and my parents couldn't stand the weather (it was winter at the time). I’d been waiting for that day ever since my parents booked the trip online, 2 months earlier. Unfortunately, we had to get up at 3 in the morning because our flight was at 7 and we wanted to have time to eat and relax a little. But once we were at the airport we checked the big board, and saw that our plane was scheduled to be at 7:45 because of delays. My brother then started whining because he wanted to get to Cancun really fast, so we hurried to the check-in place.
What was really funny was that when I went through the metal detector thing, it went off. No one could figure out why, but I still had my braces at that time and I figured it must be that. So the security guard let us through and we went to our gate, but it was still only 6:00. So we decided to do a little roaming around until about 7:15. My mom asked one of the people at the help desks where we could get some breakfast, and she pointed us to a Starbucks.
While I was munching on a donut and sipping hot chocolate (yummy!), I watched my brother gaze at all the planes that went by. He kept trying to take pictures of the planes, but all of the planes were going too fast. So the pictures either came out blurry, upside down (somehow), or of random people outside. At around 7:30, people started lining up to have their boarding passes checked. The plane had arrived a few minutes before, and workers were attaching the tube walkway to one of the doors (my brother finally got a decent picture of a plane).
Once the lady at the desk had stamped our boarding passes, we walked through the door to the walkway. I immediately started shivering, because as you know Wisconsin winters are not the least bit warm. There was a flight attendant standing at the entrance to the plane, and he greeted everyone with a smile. My family’s seats were near the wings, which my parents feel is the best place because you get to see the flaps open and close.
When we had stuffed our carry-on stuff into the overhead compartment and sat down, I watched other planes take off and land. Suddenly we started moving, slowly, and in a couple minutes we were at the runway. I absolutely love being on the runway, because it’s so fast and feels like a roller coaster.
The plane finally started speeding down the runway, and I watched everything go by in a blur. We lifted into the air in a couple of seconds , and I gazed out the window as the buildings and trees got smaller and smaller, until we were above the clouds and I couldn’t see out anymore. After about half an hour, I was hungry, and one of the flight attendants came around with drinks and pretzels.
When we landed in Cancun it was a big change, because we went from temperatures in the single digits and white everywhere to 70's and green plants. I was excited to get to the resort, but we still had an hour drive ahead of us. Apparently we had to wait for a specific taxi, and it was late getting to the airport. When the taxi arrived, we all got in and drove to the resort. The drive was really cool because I got to see all kinds of things that you can never find here in Wisconsin.
I was totally mesmerized by everything: The lush plants, the delicious food, the white beaches. It was kind of like a dream, and it felt so good to be away from being an icicle every day. From the moment I arrived in Cancun, I knew I would enjoy my vacation.
What was really funny was that when I went through the metal detector thing, it went off. No one could figure out why, but I still had my braces at that time and I figured it must be that. So the security guard let us through and we went to our gate, but it was still only 6:00. So we decided to do a little roaming around until about 7:15. My mom asked one of the people at the help desks where we could get some breakfast, and she pointed us to a Starbucks.
While I was munching on a donut and sipping hot chocolate (yummy!), I watched my brother gaze at all the planes that went by. He kept trying to take pictures of the planes, but all of the planes were going too fast. So the pictures either came out blurry, upside down (somehow), or of random people outside. At around 7:30, people started lining up to have their boarding passes checked. The plane had arrived a few minutes before, and workers were attaching the tube walkway to one of the doors (my brother finally got a decent picture of a plane).
Once the lady at the desk had stamped our boarding passes, we walked through the door to the walkway. I immediately started shivering, because as you know Wisconsin winters are not the least bit warm. There was a flight attendant standing at the entrance to the plane, and he greeted everyone with a smile. My family’s seats were near the wings, which my parents feel is the best place because you get to see the flaps open and close.
When we had stuffed our carry-on stuff into the overhead compartment and sat down, I watched other planes take off and land. Suddenly we started moving, slowly, and in a couple minutes we were at the runway. I absolutely love being on the runway, because it’s so fast and feels like a roller coaster.
The plane finally started speeding down the runway, and I watched everything go by in a blur. We lifted into the air in a couple of seconds , and I gazed out the window as the buildings and trees got smaller and smaller, until we were above the clouds and I couldn’t see out anymore. After about half an hour, I was hungry, and one of the flight attendants came around with drinks and pretzels.
When we landed in Cancun it was a big change, because we went from temperatures in the single digits and white everywhere to 70's and green plants. I was excited to get to the resort, but we still had an hour drive ahead of us. Apparently we had to wait for a specific taxi, and it was late getting to the airport. When the taxi arrived, we all got in and drove to the resort. The drive was really cool because I got to see all kinds of things that you can never find here in Wisconsin.
I was totally mesmerized by everything: The lush plants, the delicious food, the white beaches. It was kind of like a dream, and it felt so good to be away from being an icicle every day. From the moment I arrived in Cancun, I knew I would enjoy my vacation.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Quote
"Don't throw away your old shoes until you have got new ones."
-Dutch Proverb
The meaning of this quote is to not get rid of something until you know you have a replacement, or another one to use. I agree with this quote, because you may think you don't need something, and then you get rid of it. But later on you are wishing you had kept it, because you don't have another. You should always think ahead, and make sure you absolutely don't need the item or items anymore before getting rid of them.
I don't recall having read something involving this quote, but I can relate to it (literally; it has to do with shoes). Last year I got new shoes, because my old ones were getting dirty. I threw the old ones away, because now I had new ones. But one day I forgot my new shoes in my gym locker, and I had volleyball practice after school. I suddenly found myself wishing I had kept my other shoes, no matter how dirty they had been. My mom finally decided to take me shopping for another pair of shoes to keep at home. True story.
This is an important thing to remember, because it will definitely help you sometime in life.
-Dutch Proverb
The meaning of this quote is to not get rid of something until you know you have a replacement, or another one to use. I agree with this quote, because you may think you don't need something, and then you get rid of it. But later on you are wishing you had kept it, because you don't have another. You should always think ahead, and make sure you absolutely don't need the item or items anymore before getting rid of them.
I don't recall having read something involving this quote, but I can relate to it (literally; it has to do with shoes). Last year I got new shoes, because my old ones were getting dirty. I threw the old ones away, because now I had new ones. But one day I forgot my new shoes in my gym locker, and I had volleyball practice after school. I suddenly found myself wishing I had kept my other shoes, no matter how dirty they had been. My mom finally decided to take me shopping for another pair of shoes to keep at home. True story.
This is an important thing to remember, because it will definitely help you sometime in life.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
School Already?
It seems like it was just a few days ago that June 10th announced the end of the 2011-2012 school year. Us 7th graders were excited that we would rule the school as 8th graders, and the former 8th graders shivered at the thought of starting high school on September 4th. Now that summer has come and gone, it is time to get back into learning mode. September 4th has passed, and I, as an 8th grader, feel that it is nothing special that we are the oldest in the school.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Pandas
Author's Note: Don't even ask how I came up with the topic of pandas, because I have absolutely no idea. So....yeah.
Pandas
are fluffy
black and white
like a penguin
or a zebra
or a newspaper
which makes
me think
of a joke:
What's black
and white
and read
all over?
A newspaper!
Wait....
I thought
I was
talking about
pandas....
that just
shows you
how off topic
I can get
sometimes...
like right now.
Pandas
are fluffy
black and white
like a penguin
or a zebra
or a newspaper
which makes
me think
of a joke:
What's black
and white
and read
all over?
A newspaper!
Wait....
I thought
I was
talking about
pandas....
that just
shows you
how off topic
I can get
sometimes...
like right now.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Dark River
Dark, murky waters wash over me as I weep, clinging onto a fallen tree. I weep for all the things I loved that had been ripped from me and thrown into another world. My warm, salty tears feel like fire on my face as they fall into the black hole of the river.
Somewhere inside that black hole are all my childhood memories.
Somewhere inside that black hole lies all my happiness.
Now all that remains is an empty chasm of sorrow and hate.
I let myself be swept into the raging whirlpool of death, knowing that there is no more hope for me. I will be lost forever, but I do not care. I no longer have anything to live for.
Somewhere inside that black hole are all my childhood memories.
Somewhere inside that black hole lies all my happiness.
Now all that remains is an empty chasm of sorrow and hate.
I let myself be swept into the raging whirlpool of death, knowing that there is no more hope for me. I will be lost forever, but I do not care. I no longer have anything to live for.
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