Musings

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Dadadada.  Mememememe.  I don't know what to type (:-/)  Well anywho today in Tech App (which is Technical Applications fwi) we did home row typing drills.  That means fff jjj fff jjj fjj jff fjj jff fjf jfj fjfj jfj.  :-(!!!  It wouldn't be quite so monotonous if my Words Per Minute (WPM) speed wasn't 29!!!  (a word being five key clicks)  This wasn't just the fastest speed of my class, it was the fastest of ALL Ms. Sparks classes!!!  So whywhywhy am I doing &%$#@! home row drills?!  I mean I can type at about 89% accuracy with my eyes closed (not including numbers) and write three pages of letters, spaces, and punctuation in about 15 minutes.  ARG!  (that was me expressing my frustrated anger!)

I'm doing history fair btw.  Being in GT advisory I am required to do History Fair, Science Fair, or Math Counts (which you couldn't pay me $100 bucks to do) and I was interested in both.  How ever, I am a fast moving and stubborn person, and although I was more interested in the Science Fair, you would have to work with another person.  But I'm good at history (after listening for two and a half years of listening to the audio version of Story of the World, a children's classical representation of the history of the world, by Susan Wise) and I enjoy it, and I could work on my own, I think you can figure out what I chose.  If I hadn't already told you.  :-)

Ok I'm Done.  Why Am I Writing In All Caps?  Stupid typing drills.

Musings

Thinking....
I think a lot.  It's a thing.  Anywho, from now on all my posts will have a list of links at the beginning to help you get around.  Now you can't get lost in my blog.  There will be three links: a link to my previous post, a link to my home site, and a link to the Bling's-the-Thing most recent Online Shopping post.  There you go.

Something to know, so pay attention!!!  (the bold red letters are for people who skip non-promising paragraphs. so is the background color) This is from Bling's-the-Thing, and since it was hidden away, it was kind of hard to see.  You see, I'm doing a survey to figure out what I'll make next.  I need them by September 14.  All you have to do is comment and say your name, and either pendant, bracelet, or necklace.  That's it.  However, on September 14, I will also make 3 free items (again, bold letters) to a random person.  I will not accept more than one name (i.e. if you

A little of everything

This post...
may be a little erratic.  Wonderful word, "erratic", don't you think?  It has a certain victorian feel to it.... Yep, this post is going to be erratic.  And that's a fact.  :)  However, I cannot say that this is a "musings" post.  Because that would not be accurate, for I am going to post a Bling's-the-Thing section.  However, much of it will be musings.

A question to my readers:  I have a notebook.  I call it my diary for connivence but a book on journaling that I read says otherwise.  You see, it says that a journal is a "set of orderly entries in chronological order, usually concerning the days events for the writer's perspective."  (give or take some words).  On the other hand, a diary is a "emotional notebook, usually concerning personal events, secrets, and feelings."  [???]  My...notebook being a personal description of the day's events, what is it? I could call it a journaly, if that didn't sound like a adjective, or I could call it a diurnal, if that wasn't an adjective describing day-roaming animals (as oppose to nocturnal)  Hmmmm....  Time to whip ou tan old tool...google translate!  ...  Beeeeeeep.  Beep blog hope beep.  ...  I have it!!!  How do you like the word acanver? Made from the latin words 'secret words' (literally!), it means ...  my notebook.  :)  Am I not brilliant?!  Acanver.  Or do you like Canver better?  ...

What to write...aha! Prepare yourself!  I am about to talk about a video game, but I give you full permission to just scroll right past it (but please don't).  The wii game I'm going to talk about is called Blue world.  The basic idea is you are a diver in L&L Diving Service (you know, with the wet suit and air tank?) and you get to dive and look for stuff.  There is a story line to it, but I'm stuck on chapter 4 (which involves electric eels and piranhas)  So, in the mean time I get to get extra stuff done from Nineball Island.  That is the home base.  I've bought a whole bunch of upgrades, its really fun.  You can train your dolphin(s)  (I have two, a something-something spinner dolphin name Splash {he can do all kinds of stuff and has reached heights of 9.8 in his awesome flips} and a Spectacled porpoise from Antarctica named Ice {she's a newbie, so she can't do much, but she did bring me a fresh fish, which gave me a lot of money so I could buy some bikinis}  You can take photo requests or guide requests or dolphin show requests (those are self explanatory)  You can investigate treasure rumors (cha-ching!) and poke around.  You can map out different areas for money (and for convience) or arrange the animals in the aquarium.  You can simply dive for fun, explore, and discover new species.  Heck, if you wanted to, go take a plane flight to Antarctica so you can look at the feeding habits of blue whales. The possibilities of being bored, even in your 'free time' is so slim, it hasn't even happened to me!  For example: a regular to-do list for me (an I did this in an hour of real time) is train Ice and Splash, do a dolphin show, go to the aquarium, investigate a new objective, get half eaten by piranhas, follow up on treasure rumor, look for Nancy's scissors at Deep Hole, update dolphin records.  Well?  It's awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Bling's-the-Thing:  Online Buying
You can now access Bling's-the-Thing full storage online!  Simple come to this blog and find a Bling's-the-Thing post from September 1st on.  We will take photos of each of the product separately, number them, and list the price!  (each product number will have a letter and a number.  The letter will stand  for the jewelry type {P for pendant, B for bracelet etc.})  Next, browse for your favorite jewelry piece, and comment.  When you comment, please say your name and which number you want (i.e. Miss. Marcy, P31)  We will then have your jewelry delivered to you shortly.  We accept cash only (no checks or cards).  Please do not order if you do not live in Granbury.  Say a name I will recognize.  The online shopping begins now!  Click here to shop!

Thank you for reading!  Toodles!

Bling's-the-Thing

Online Shopping
If you just clicked a like saying "click here to shop" you have transferred to a separate post of AF Bratlife.  If you would like to go to the original post, click this button...beep!  If you would like to return to the home screen, click here...beep!  Thank you for shopping.  Browse below:

Online Shopping:

 P1:  Green bead on top; colors blue, green, and pink; no set; thickness 3

Price: $0.75

 P2:  No bead; colors coral, pink, and purple; no set;  thickness 3

Price:  $0.50

 P3:  Green bead on bottom; colors lime green and  coral; watermelon set; thickness 2

Price:  $0.75

 P4:  No bead; colors lime green and coral; watermelon set; thickness 2

Price:  $0.50

B1:  Braid style; colors red white and blue; countrywide set; thickness 3

Price:  $1.50

 B2:  Pendant style; colors yellow pink black; no set; thickness 3

N1:  Bead style; rainbow w/white separators; rainbow set

Price: $2.50

N2:  Jumble style; colors red white and blue; countrywide set

Price:  $2.00

Limited Time Offer!!!
N3-4:  Shell necklace, simple thread with one sea shell, only two were made!  Once they're gone, they're gone!

Price: $2.00

Good Day, and thank you for shopping.

Musings

Hello!
Noelle here, enjoying her extra long weekend (we have Monday off, which is good because that means I don't have to run a mile)  I survived the first week of school! So, um, I have had my first ad request.

Garage Sale!
Saturday through Sunday, there is a stuff sale at the Kristy court corner home.  If you know where Temple hall highway meets Old Grandbury Rd., please turn down Old Grandbury! Then, directly after that intersection, there will be a road to right (Penny Ct.)  Turn down it, then very turn left down Kristy Ct..   The first house to right, there is a garage sale selling tools, plumbing and electrical things, as well as a 5 ft steam table and three children's car seats.  We also have other misc. items.  Stop by soon, or it will be gone -- we aren't holding for anyone (first come, first serve).  To contact us, call 682-936-9445.  Hurry in now.

That's all for now.  Toodles!

P.s.
Does anyone like the song "All around the world" (by Justin Bieber)?

Musings

Third Time's a Charm...
And today was my third day of school!  For those of you who don't have to write the date on every paper they touch, today is August 28.  So.  About school.

Ok, I have eight classes (and eight teachers) three before lunch and five after.  So here they are.

1. ELA (english), taught by Ms. Williams.  Although there's nothing to love about it, it is a good way to start my day.  Ms. W has a slightly high pitched voice though.
2. S.S. (social studies or history), taught by Coach Hopkins.  Fun and engaging, but my partner is a ding-a-ling.  As Mr. Hopkins says: "You give me a head ache now and I beat you up in 8th grade athletics!"  (He's pretty fun though)
3. Math (no way to abbreviate) taught be Ms. Sherril.  She's really nice and I like her a lot, which is good because I don't like math.  However, I have been finding myself looking forward to third period - notice the numbers - because the stuff we are doing is EASY.  Heck, we're learning about factors.  Yes, factors.  I learned about that in third grade.  Pick it up people (as in the kid named Scottt {extra T is intentional} who thinks I'm a math whiz, which is a story I will tell you about later).  Byt, the next thing is lunch, but since its...lunch and it's not a period I'll skip it.
4. Band (again, no abbreviation) taught by Mr. Morgan and Ms. Bosh.  Slow, but interesting.  For those of you who don't know, I'll be playing bassoon.  Yes, I switched to baboon bassoon yesterday.  :-)  While I'm on the subject, Mr. Morgan is scary and Ms. Boch (I nearly wrote Spock) looks like Aunt...Cousin...Second Cousin (???) Ali and I adore her (both of them).
5. P.E. (physical training and wellness, also know as smelly sock class and gym) taught by Coach Gattis.  Luckily, the boys and the girls split up (>sigh<) and go to separate gyms.  However I'm a little worried, because every Monday we run a MILE.  You military folk (you know who you are <3) should be able to do that easy peasy but 11 and 12 year old girls....  It should be more like easy pukey!  Coach Gattis needs to work on her sharp tongue.
6. Science. Taught by Coach Carter, who treats us like 3d graders and lectures our buts off.  :(  I really would like to enjoy science, but I can't help but feel gloomy after gym.
7. Advisory, which for now is by Mr. Carpenter.  It's like homeroom.
8. Ms. Sparks.  Tech Ap.  I really do NOT like it.  We spent the last two days looking at a boring slide show on rules, she's really strict and makes you feel guilty (even when you haven't done anything wrong {yet}).  Not a great way to end the day.

My classes.  Ok.  Let me tell you real quick about Scottt and his friend Jayden.  :-)  They are in my math class, and "Scottt" is in my Tech.  The first day of school I scared the heck out of Jaydon, so I was "scary", and Jaydon pointed out his name was spelled with an O.  The next day I whipped through the factors (!) and so I was the "math whiz".  I also pointed out that Scott has spelled his name with three T's (ha!)  He said after class that I was his math tutor.  And today, I met him twice.   I was given permanent seating away from those two @#$%*! and so I tapped him on the shoulder today and said Now I can't be your math tutor.  He frowned, but before he could answer my possible friend Evelyn said " can I call you Freckles?"  "No!"  "Shorty?"  "No." "Bob?" "N-" "Yes I'll call you Bob.  Hi Bob!"  So when he came up to the top row to turn in some papers, I said, "hi Bob."  and he said "hi math tutor.

Ok, I really have to go :-(.  Later Gator.

Who Needs the Store? new!

Fashion Tips and Flower Pot Fun!
Fashion is something I'm really in to, I like to design, and I also like to write up tips on how to make your outfit look the way you want it to!  So here are a couple of those fashion tips I like to write.

How to Change Formal to Flare: copied and edited from my journal

A classic women's formal outfit: a stiff short-sleeve high-collar shirt and a plain rigid skirt, ankle-length or knee length.  High heels and a small plain hand bag.  However, this tight-fitting outfit can be easily changed for a business woman with a sense of design.  I'm here to tell you how!  Throw in one or more of the following items:  large eye-catching jewelry, a floppy, low-hanging handbag, sandals, a brightly colored matching scarf, or a thick belt.  For even stronger flare, change out that plain skirt for a patterned one, (even if it is simple) or change the hem of the shirt.  Mix and match!  Figure out which accessories match your style.  There you have it!  While still wearing your business attire, you added accessories to make it very fashionable and a little less formal.


DIY Flower Pot Pencil Holder:

These do-it-yourself art instructions will tell you how to make a cute pencil holder with stuff that any art lover should have around the house (unless you are a pottery person, and then you might want to take a trip to Michael's).

What You Will Need:

• A tin can (cleaned, no lid)
• Hot Glue Gun
• Tape
• Colored card stock  (pink or purple, green, and some other color)
• Creativity
• 45 minutes

Instructions:

1. Make sure your tin can if totally clean.  The wrapper doesn't need to be taken off!
2. Carefully take your pink or purple card stock and wrap into a cone.  Tape and trim.
3. Repeat step two four times.
4. Glue your four cones together (careful!  Paper will not keep you from burning your fingers!).  If you want to, glue along each seam to reenforce.
5. Glue your cone cluster into the tin can, point down.  (again, be careful!)  This will be tricky!
6. Cut your green paper into two isosceles triangles, glue into the tin can so the pointy end sticks up.  Bend the ends so they stick out.
7. Use your other color to cover the outside of the tin can.  I did it in strips that over lapped horizontally, but do yours any way for want.
8. There you have it!  Just stick your pens into the 'flowers' and you'll be done.  Be creative and post in you ideas!