Skeleton Creek Series

I feel bad I haven’t written anything new in a while. I’ve been reading a lot. I found out about a very good series of books called Skeleton Creek. Just like the title suggests, it is a very creepy series of books, so kids under the age of somewhere around ten should not read further. The author of the fifth 39 Clues book, Patrick Carman, writes Skeleton Creek. It is about these two friends named Ryan and Sarah, who discover that there is something sinister about the past of their hometown, Skeleton Creek. Ryan writes down everything he encounters in a journal, while Sarah videotapes everything she finds and posts it online at www.sarahfincher.com, but the only way to access the tapes is by receiving the passwords in the book. The book is actually a copy of Ryan’s journal, so everything is in his point of view. Sarah sends him the password to watch the video and Ryan writes them down in his journal. I highly recommend only people in middle school should watch these videos. There are parts that could be very scary to younger kids. Please keep this in mind. I am giving you a clear warning. Do not watch the videos if you are not in middle school. I haven’t even finished the first book, but I’m already hooked on the series. A congratulation to author Patrick Carmen, who writes amazing books. That’s all for now. Have a good time with the series.

Friends: The T.V. Show

I have been doing some things and sorry about not posting any thing for a while. But I found something else that I like that I can post about. It’s this T.V. show called Friends. The main characters are Rachel Greene played by Jennifer Aniston, Monica Geller played by Courtney Cox, Phoebe Buffay played by Lisa Kudrow, Joey Tribbiani played by Matt le Blanc, Chandler Bing played by Matthew Perry, and Ross Geller played by David Schwimmer. Chandler is my favorite character. In my opinion, he’s the funniest. He works in an office. Rachel works first in a coffee house and then at a fashion store. Monica is a cook. Phoebe is a singer. Joey is an actor. Finally, Ross works at a museum. There are 10 seasons. I’m on the third. I’ll make another post when I find something else.

Last Day of School

Sorry I haven’t written anything new in a while, but I’ve been busy. The day that I write this, it’ll be my last day of school. There are good and bad things about the last day of school. Some bad things are that after school, you have your finals. Another negative thing is that you don’t get to see your friends. Of course, if you’re in middle school, high school, or college and none of your friends were in your classes, in which case, this is nothing to worry about. Some good things about the end of school are that: You have more time to hang out without classes. Secondly, you get to sleep in. Another thing, you get to go on vacation. Last and definitely not least, is that it marks the beginning of summer! So, as you see, there are positive and negative results of the last day of school. Until I think of something else, “That’s all, folks”.

CODES

There are a lot of secret codes you could use to get messages to someone else who knows the code. I’m going to share some codes with you. One of the simplest codes is to reverse the letters. For example, to say “Code” in reverse code would be “edoC”. Another easy code to solve is the number code. Number each letter in the alphabet. For example, A would be 1, B would be 2, etc. So, to say “Code” in the number code would be “3-15-4-5”. A more complex code is to represent a letter with the letter right before it in the alphabet. So, to say “Code” in the 1-back code would be “B-N-C-D”. Do you understand? I hope so, because the next code is a little tough to understand. This code is the “Number and 1-back” code. It combines the number code and the 1-back code. So, to say “Code” in this code, it would come out as “2-14-3-4”. Until I come up with more codes, this is goodbye. See you later.

BONES

Bones is a T.V. show where Dr Temperance “Bones” Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreunaz) find murder victims and use Bones’ intelligence and Booth’s way with people to find out who murdered them. They also have a team of assistants at the Jeffersonian Institute: Zach Addy (Eric Millegan), Dr. Jack Hodgins (TJ Thyne), Angela Montenegro (Michaela Conlin), and Dr. Camille Saroyan (Tamara Taylor). Together, they discover murder victims in the U.S. and around the world. Zach is Bones’ assistant until he gets his doctorate, Angela figures out who the victims are by doing facial reconstructions, Hodgins works with particulates and bugs, Cam does the autopsies and is in charge, Bones is the forensic anthropologist, and Booth is the FBI Agent who uses persuasion and his way with people to find the truth. Later on, in season three, the team gets a psychologist named Dr. Lance Sweets (John Francis Daley). Also in Season Three is a very thrilling event: Max Brennan’s murder trial! Will he be guilty or not guilty? Find out by watching The Verdict in the Story episode. That’s all for now. See you later.

Florida

This bites, stinks, or whatever else you want to call it. I'm leaving Florida tomorrow. Every year, my family goes down to a certain part of Florida where my grandpa has a condo. We sometimes invite my sister's best friend along. We all love coming down here. The only bad part of Florida is leaving. This place is so great. This also might be the last time I'm down here. My grandpa has to give back the awesome house he rented in Georgia, so he and his girlfriend (my grandma died when I was young. I want no sympathy, even though I remember nothing about her) have to come down here to have a place to live. The reason that my grandpa hasn't lived a lot down here is that the condo complex didn't used to allow pets. My grandpa has a dog named Dino (which is pronounced dee-no), who got intimidated by the giant ball I was on and bit me (again, no sympathy). Notice the past tense I used. That's because the complex is finally allowing pets. So my grandpa and his girlfriend are taking the oppurtunity and Dino down here for good. So, yeah, this stinks. For those of you who might not have realized, I'm already down here. The three posts yesterday were also posted from Florida. So, I'll see you guys later.

I'm A Little Annoying

As some of you faithful readers might have already realized, I'm a little bit annoying. I never stop when something I'm doing annoys people. I'm like my friend Kenny (that's right Kenny C., whose last name I'm not using to keep him classified, I'm talking to you!), who never stops when he thinks something is funny, when it is basically annoying. So, that factor got me in trouble today. My dad got so annoyed he banned sugar and high caffiene for me. I mean, who is he to tell me what to drink (even though he is my dad and he's only doing this to help me). So I need to be less annoying. Except that it is a bad habit for me. If anyone has a suggestion for me to replace annoying people (besides video games), tell me. Thank you. Talk to you all later.

Sorry Again

You remember that survey I was supposed to do on girl's obsessions. Well, I'm not sure if that would be such a good idea, so there'll be no Girls Obessions Part II. This is a short post, I know, but I'm writing another one after this, so I'll see you later. Sorry Again.

MATCHING!!!!!

I hate matching! My mom is crazy about it and my sister is almost as obsessed about matching as she is with Nick Jonas! They are always like “Oh no John. You can’t wear that. It doesn’t match.” And I’ll be all “Does it really look like I care?” It gets so frustrating sometimes. They just don’t seem to get it when I tell them that I DON’T CARE! My dad sticks up for me most of the time, but sometimes he says “You should listen to them this time John.” And then he’ll whisper “Girls like it when guys match their clothes.” And they just don’t care that I don’t care. I’m always like “What’s the point. It’s not like I’m going to the senior prom (even though I’m still in 7th grade)”. Why do I need to match my clothes? If anyone can give me a little hint better than the ones that my parents and sister tell me, like it will help me get girls (which I do not need help with, dad! I hope you’re reading this!), you can post a comment to tell me. A blog is nothing without the viewers and commenters. Thank you for reading and commenting (mom, dad and sister (I’m not using you’re real name for security issues, not that I don’t trust you guys), I hope you are reading this. I DO NOT CARE!!!!!!!!). Have a good time everyone.

The Olympians

The Olympians were the gods that were worshipped the most by the ancient Greeks. The father of the Olympians was Zeus, god of lightning. He controlled the weather. He was part of the “Big Three” Olympians, who were the sons of Kronos, who was the major Titan. The other two “Big Three” were Poseidon, god of the sea and Hades, god of the underworld. Zeus’s wife Hera is the goddess of heaven and marriage. Their sons and daughters are the rest of the Olympians. They are: Athena, goddess of wisdom; Hephaestus, god of forging and mechanics; Hermes, god of messengers, travelers, and thieves; Apollo, god of the sun; Artemis, goddess of the hunt and archery; Ares, god of war; Aphrodite, goddess of love; Demeter, goddess of plantation and fertility; and Hestia, goddess of the hearth. Together, they are the Olympians. After you read this, you can comment to say who your favorite Olympian is. I’d like to see which Olympian is the favorite. So I will talk to you later.

Jobs

Everyone has a different idea of what they want to be when they grow up. As for me, I want to be an inventor. Being an inventor is a major goal for a lot of Ekats (refer to past post: The 39 Clues), as well as some people who aren’t Ekats (or Cahills). If inventing doesn’t work out, I’ll probably go for being an architect. It will help me out when I prove myself to the branch. I will be able to build hiding places. I won’t however, leave hints for other Ekats to find my clue like the Janus Lahauri did. It led ME to his clue. A forensic anthropologist would also be a very cool job. So anyway, I’m dying to know. What do you want to be when you grow up, what are you doing now, or what you wish you became. I’m just curios. You don’t have to if you don’t want to. But if you do, I’ll comment you back saying what branch you could be in. Okay. I’ll talk to you later.

The Hope Diamond

The Hope Diamond, originally called the Tavernier Blue, was cut from a big diamond found in the middle 1600s by famous diamond-hunter Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (Tomas). The Hope Diamond is supposedly cursed. Whoever has it is apparently going to suffer a tragedy in life. In fact, there was a list of five victims, the tragedy, and when it occurred, and three of the five were killed. The curse is determined real. The diamond Tavernier found was 115.16 karats. It was cut for the French King Louis XIV. The diamond given to King Louis was 67 karats. The Hope Diamond is 45.52 karats. If you do the math, there are 2.64 karats remaining. There is no record of a third diamond from the one that Tavernier found. These facts beg the question: What happened to the rest of the karats?

Salem Witch Trials

The Salem Witch Trials were a huge scam! The Salem Witch Trials were started in the late 1600’s in a town named, well, Salem. The trials were for those who were accused of witchcraft. There were nineteen people executed for being accused of witchcraft, and I’ll tell you, I doubt one of them was a witch. The Salem Witch Trials were used by none other than the Lucians (refer to past entry: The 39 Clues)! They used the trials to get rid of their enemies. First, they gathered evidence against the person. Next, they accused the person of being a witch. Then, during the trial, they would present their evidence. There were trials that accused witches had to go through. A famous one (though you might not have heard it) was the water trial. They would put the accused witch in a pool. Witches were supposed to be able float. So if they floated, they found him/her guilty, and hung them. If they were not really witches, they died anyway due to the drowning in the pool. The Lucians were able to take down many of their opponents that way. That is my account on the Salem Witch Trials. If you didn’t understand my meaning, it was THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS WERE A BIG LIE! Click on the website later to see if I have a new post. See you later.

Favorite T.V. Shows

Do you have an absolute favorite T.V. show that you feel you could never live without? I have several of those T.V. shows. One of them includes That 70’s Show, which is very funny. It’s with six friends just living like teenagers in the 70’s. In almost every single episode, a few of the friends get together in a circle and smoke pot (which you should never, ever do). They then come up with wacky solutions to their own problems. Also in almost every episode (it’s more likely to be every episode), one of the boys, Eric, gets yelled at by his dad Red. Red is so explosive, he gets so mad at the littlest things. On that happy note, we go from the 70’s to the 90’s-00. Another funny show is Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. It’s a funny show where a teenage girl named Buffy learns that she was chosen to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness in order to stop any apocalypses. These include destruction of humanity, the Earth being swallowed up, all the humans going to hell (sorry), and the Hellmouth beneath Sunnydale High School opening up and spitting the most fearsome creatures alive (or dead) out and casting the world into oblivion. It’s very creepy at one part, and then very funny at another. There are seven seasons, and Buffy might not have made it through them if it hadn’t been for her mom, her watcher, or her amazing friends. That’s all for now. Talk to you later.

Good Days

Have you ever had a day where you feel like you could do no wrong, where everything will turn out just right? Then you get to school and that’s all over. In seventh grade, you get quite a bit of homework (more like loads!), so there is not a lot of time you have to yourself. After school, I like to wait a little bit (an hour) before doing my homework. It gives me time to relax after seven hours locked up in a school. After school, I usually get my good-day mojo back, and I spend it on either getting farther in my video game, or replaying a video game for the fun of it. Then I have to do my homework. I’m a little more pressured on my homework than other kids might be. On Monday, I have Tae Kwon Do. On Tuesday, I am a Faith Buddy for a religion class. On Wednesday, I have Tae Kwon Do. Thursday, I have to go to the library (this is occasional, not every Thursday). On Friday, I play dodge ball at the local gym. I am busy on weekends too. On Saturday, I have Tae Kwon Do again. Sunday is usually my only free day, unless I don’t go to the library on Thursday (sometimes, it’s Tuesday). After homework and whatever I have to do, I’m free. That’s when my good-day mojo finally comes all the way back. Sometimes, I spend it on video games again, but sometimes, I just watch TV and save the mojo for another day.

Club Penguin Newsletter #4

HOORAY! HERBERT WAS CAUGHT! HE IS IN THE HQ NOW FOR QUESTIONING! HORRAY! PSYCH! Herbert would have been caught, but an unnamed rookie accidently gave Herbert a phone call with the teleporter still in the phone. Herbert used it to teleport out of the excellent trap we set. It was a perfect trap. We found a fake golden puffle in a cave. We put it in the Nightclub as a lure for the trap. The unnamed rookie was going to use a magnet to pull the cage onto Herbert, but he lifted it up. Then the magnet broke through the wall. I had to use Jet-Pack-Man’s jet pack to launch the cage onto him to pin him against the wall (Don't insult me, that's his real name). We were so close! Then he asked for a phone call and the unnamed rookie gave him the spy phone and he teleported out of the trap. There is a bright side, however. We are getting more agents almost every day. We are also better at catching Herbert in the middle of his fun-to-break schemes. So, that is all the news so far. I’ll get back to you A.S.A.P. So long suckers. Just joking.
P.S. Some of you might notice a few changes. I made a few mistakes and edited them, so nothing to worry about.

Favorite H.W Places

Sometimes, it takes skill to set a time and place to do homework. There are three places I have to share with you. My first favorite place to do homework is in school, favorably at lunch or the school library. That way, there’s nothing to do at home. Plus, the school librarian keeps everything quiet so there are no distractions like I usually have (Kenny). My second favorite place is the Public Library, preferably, the Teen Center (Teen Services Room) on the downstairs floor. That place is so awesome. It’s got computers for not only research, but also for gaming after homework. It’s got a table for written work. Back to the computers, it’s also got Microsoft Word, which is what I use to write these posts! It’s got all Microsoft programs I’ve heard of! Also, it’s really quiet, and the librarian is really helpful. My third favorite place is, of course, my own room. It’s like my fortress. No one gets in without my permission (unless I’m not there). Those are my favorite places to do homework. I don’t like homework (who does?) but I like the places I do my homework at. So long readers. Stay in school. It may seem boring, but it pays off!