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I can't believe school is one week away from beggining (for me) . I am partly glad to see my friends again and we get to hang out. Then again I don't know any of my teachers and 8th grade shouldn't be too boring though. We'll be kings (and Queens) of the school! This year will be fun, painful, but mostly fun. Have a great school year to all of you. I know I'll have some sort of fun. ~RK~
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Have you ever spent the night in an unusual place without originally meaning to? How about in your car in a nowhere town far from home? In your car in front of your house? On a foul airport bench at London-Heathrow? On a sofa in the basement of your school? I have. And then there are the places you let people convince you to stay, or that you thought were a good idea. Like sleeping alone in a little two-pole tent while everyone else stays in the camper, and waking up with a terrible need to urinate, but realizing immediately that a black bear is sniffing around the tent with no intention to leave. Or take the case of my brother one time, who eschewed our perfectly good shelter in a hollow under a tarp spread over some fallen trees, in favour of sleeping alone without a sleeping bag out in the open clearcut beside the fire, where the cold wind kept blowing sparks on him, the fire kept needing more fuel, and the animal night sounds kept freaking him out. I found the easiest way to sleep during my 12-day Final War sim exercise in the army was to throw me down on a well-chosen spot on the forest floor with the sun full in my face and nothing to do for the next hour, or at least until the sentry sounds the alert. Some of our Jaegers were notorious for falling asleep on the snow in the middle of a live-fire exercise. But there's no place like your own comfortable bed at home. Am I right or am I right? Ahhh... So there's no accounting for insomnia. I think I can blame mine on my alter ego. - Yeah? Well, if you wouldn't keep me up, I wouldn't have to keep you up. Will we ever have peace? - Ask that about the Middle East and you'll have your answer. How encouraging. -BC
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I went swimming with the exchange students today. The pier is less than 100 m from my dorm. The water was excellent; cool and refreshing and, like all natural Finnish lakes, dark with tannin. At the first dip, we all swam out about 25 m. Alena asked me how deep it was. I had no idea; did it matter? Later, I dived with my arms locked at the waist, straitjacket fashion, and subsequently became intimately acquainted with the lake's most secret parts. In English, I plowed face first into the bottom. I think I achieved a good 20 cm of penetration. Learned my lesson there. David was less keen on the whole thing than the rest of us; if there's no ice to get trapped under, how can you earn the admiration of your friends by risking hypothermic shock, drowning, and death? Fabian showed off his hairy feet. He claims there are hobbits in his family tree somewhere. I'm convinced. I think we guys were all ogling Alena. Well, I was, a little. But my alter ego has kindly offered to accept the blame for that. - Hey, she wouldn't wear a bikini like that if she didn't want to be looked at. Dude. You're supposed to be properly ashamed, not rationalize your behaviour with sexist fallacies. I'm cutting this short before it degenerates any further. -BC
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The Forestry program at my school has several exchange students. Three of them joined my class trip today. We visited a grove, which is the least common forest type in Finland. The grove site was 40 km away. On the drive back, we were talking about languages and I asked David if he knew the Irish word for "hedgehog." Turns out it's gráinneog. Fabian, the Alaskan dude, wondered aloud why I wanted to know that, and I told him I had a little thing for hedgehogs. "Are you sure you're feeling OK?" he teased. Then Alena from Czech blurted, "I like hedgehogs. They are my favourite animal!" So that was my warm and fuzzy moment of the day. -BC
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I start school tomarrow, at a new school that I have only shadowed at once. Two and a half hours of homework per night, and I barely know anyone. I have a dad who is saying this will be great for me, while when he changed school's and moved, he did not have any friends at the school he moved from, when I have plenty of friends at my old school. My dad started comparing my old friends to the kids at my new school, and I just tried to ignore him... I have to get used to that. I will post updates. Wil
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My blog needs a snappy name. Item one. I need to sign my rental contract for on-campus housing so that I can finish my grant application. Two. I need to get basic school supplies without overextending myself financially. I still lack even looseleaf paper and binders, and have no idea how I'll afford textbooks, rain gear, boots, and a bicycle. Three. I need to study dendrology. Thirty tree species native to Finland, identify and give Latin names. Four. I need to work on my plant collection. Mounting, IDing, and documenting of existing samples all undone as yet. Five. I need to make plans for this weekend. I'll be pruned if I'm going to spend it in my room. Six. Well, what am I doing here, then? So little to do and even less motivation, that's me. See ya. -BC
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I am having a great conversation with Greg F right now, I have no idea why I am posting this... Wil
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I am coming back from California today, I orderd Brutaka, Axonn, Hahli Inika, Nupary Inika, and Hewkii Inika before I left, and now at Legoland California I got Vezon and Fenrakk! SWEET!!!!! Expect alot more MOCs soon. B) Wil
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I run a few online forums, and I have just had to edit a six page topic telling someone how much of an cool dude they are. I really need a break. :wakeup2: Wil
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I am going to Schlitterbahn thursday through friday, and I am shipping my new laptop back to Apple Computers due to cosmetic issues. It might be a while before I see some of the familiar faces (okay, okay, I know, avatars, usernames, sigs, but not faces ) here at BZP *sigh*. Wil
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I just finished reading a fun little book called Son Of The Mob, you should read it some time. Wil
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My family is going to California for vacation! Wil
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My volleyball team has finally won a game! It is awsome! Wil
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Does anybody have a good backup app for macs? About a month ago I got one of their new Macbooks, and it has some cosmetic issues... I have to ship it back and there is a chance of data loss... So I have been backing up all my data manually... IT IS A NIGHTMARE I NEED HELP! Wil
