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Have you ever had to give some sort of information that you wish you could just completely make up on the spot? Like, instead of giving your real name and address, so they can find a way to contact/bug you later on, you give them something that leads them nowhere? Well, if you haven't, maybe you're normal. But I have. And I'll just prodive an example of what I thought would be an ideal bogus address. So it's... Xccj 13579 NS 123 ST. Townsville, East Dakota 98765 As far as I know, that address couldn't work at any possible place. Partially because of the whole "North-South" thing. Now that I've had my random thought and elaberated on it, I'll leave you with my favorite smiley.
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Observation: Boy, it sure has rained a lot lately. Connection: It also rained a lot in the beginning of the movie “The Day After Tomorrow”, right before the freak snow hurricane that flash-froze the northern hemisphere. Inference: Since its rained a lot lately, it can only be a prologue to a giant snowstorm that’s the effect of Global Warming which will bring freezing cold air down out of the upper atmosphere and turn us all into human popsicles. Conclusion: Better type up this Blog entry before the electricity goes off. Similarly, what kind of popsicle flavor do you think you are. I think I’m banana: I’m a unique flavor, but you either like me or you don’t. If we’re all going to turn into popsicles, we’d better start thinking about this kind of stuff. On a side note, it started snowing at my place last night.
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Well, that really hasn't been me the past few days. I've read books (not fun ones either, mind you), slept in late (like til 12 Noon... but that's 'cause I stayed up til 3 AM... how will I ever get back to school time?) and felt pretty sluggish. Didn't get nearly any homework done. I was working on my CWG homeowrk tonight, and I found a stimulus for my sluggishmess. Super speed music. No, Windows Media Player has an option to play a song at 1.4 X speed (and 2X and 5X, but those just get too messed up to hear). So listening to "Dead Man's Party" (Oingo Boingo), "And She Was" (Talking Heads), "Magic Man" (Heart), "For All That I Am" (A Teens), "My Best Friend's Girlfriend" (The Cars), and "Pump Up The Volume" (MARRS) at a very quick pase has quickened myself enough to get through this homework... My parents and sister say that the fast music drives them insane, so I'll have to listen to it on headphones. But I like fast music. As long as I can still hera most of the lyrics. And for songs like "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (Bobby McFerrin) and "Come Sail Away" (Styx) that are slow to begin with... it adds all that much more. Now I need to turn in early to actually get some sleep. I have alot to gripe about between early birds and night owls, but that's an entirely different entry. + + =
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It's simple. -You have a 15 page English Essay to write, and you've known about it for 3 months. -You decide your topic with 2 week to go (did I mention that we weren't given a prompt to begin with. AP classes, indeed) -You write up a thesis statement with 6 days to go. -You begin writing the actual essay with 3 days to go. -You go to school and brag about the massive amount of content you have while other people stress out. You laugh at them. This is a required step. -The night before it's due, you write from page 2 to page 15. -Turns out you only have 12 pages of content. Mess with font size, and hope you don't get caught. -When you're finished up, you hang out on BZP for a bit, seeing if anybody's replied to your work and see that the topics haven't been touched since you last left. -Realize that it's Midnight and that you should be asleep. -Log of the computer and go to sleep (and hope you don't have a Zero period). That pretty much sums up my experiences. My essay is indeed only 12 pages long (13 if you count the bibliography) but I'm not going to risk changing the font or margins... I'm sending it in via e-mail (to save trees... hey, the teacher suggested it!). I should warn you, don't try this at home unless you are a qualified procrastinator. I am indeed qualified- I bought the shirt, and I've had plenty of practice. Now I just have to hope that what I wrote actually is quality. But why bother stressing over it? My Eagle Scout Board is in a couple of weeks... that may be something to stress about. Last step... -Recycle, reuse, repeat. -And listen to some good music along the way. (Tom Petty is my preference right now)
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They have their ups and downs. They're a quick way to make alot of money, and they get you exersising. On the other hand, they take alot of time to complete, and the following day, you are very sore. I currently can't feel my wrists because they're numb with chopping wood with a sledge. Luckily, I don't have any essays to write... I just have to type them up. :annoyed2:
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Why? Procrastination, self interest, and laziness come to mind, but I suspect those are just normal characteristics of people. No, I care that my rating has gone down a star. I'm as bad as those people who care about their post count. Hit me on tthe head with a brick so I can go on with me life.
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I had a ton of stuff to do today. I need to do a bunch of write-ups for my Eagle Project, like recruiting scouts to come so it actualls gets done. I have about two summer books to read before school starts on Wednesday (Yeah, you try reading The World Is Flat and see how long it takes you to doze off).My folks were also cleaning up the garage, something which I should've done. I also have about two unfinished epics on BZP that I should update. And what did I do all day? I lurked on BZPower, looking for some random topic to post in, and got nothing whatsoever done. It's my last weekend before the school year srtats, and I procrastinated the whole time on BZP. Yeah, that's a bright sign for my future school year. Anyway, as things begin to blow up in my face, I sign off.
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Whew, this Boy Scout Eagle Project business is tougher than I thought. I guess that's why there are far fewer Eagles than Scouts... Anyway, what I'm finding tough is the donations part. I have to write letters, look professional, and ask for some free supplies to help build stuff for my project. And many businesses seem determined not to donate more than they have to... Not that I've actually done anything yet. I've organized meetings and written letters. I haven't actually gone to a meeting yet... I’m kind of nervous. What really annoys me is that this is a lot like how real life will be like. How annoying. :annoyed2: I've decided that I want to stay a kid forever... it sure beats being responsible, even if I can drive...
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This morning, I am going to host a Boy Scout wood cut to act as a fundraiser for my Eagle Project. I got really lucky… a tree fell down in our backyard, and it’s pretty big. That makes for a lot of wood to cut and sell, and thus have money to fund my Eagle Project. So all I need to do is some splitting, hauling, and selling, and then some people have firewood to burn in their fireplace, and I have some cash. It works out for everybody. Meanwhile, I am reading Jared Diamond’s book Collapse for school. It’s a book about how a bunch of societies collapsed when they failed to solve their problems. For example, the ancient societies of Easter Island and the Anasazi partially fell because they had cut down all their trees, and had thus damaged the environment too badly. Plus, other places today are also cutting down too many trees, like in Haiti, Australia, and in the rainforests. Diamond argues that something should be done to help manage our forests. Its funny how these things work out. I would like to consider myself pro-environment, but then I see myself profiting from damaging our forest. While I would like to say that we should conserve on products made from depleting natural resources, I don’t necessarily practice it. I use oil all the time, I use a lot of paper, and I build stuff out of wood. My habits may not necessarily be conservative. That’s something I kinda wonder about whenever I think about environmental damage. Sure, I can complain and say that other people should be clearer. But in the end, am I (and other people as well) willing to give up some creature comforts we have grown used to as First-World citizens in order to ensure that the environment remains clean and whole? As for my woodcut, it really isn’t that bad. The tree has fallen down, and we’re only taking one out, leaving plenty of others growing tall and possibly room for new ones to grow. It’s just the general idea of profiting I wonder about.
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"This is a safety report concerning Di-Hydrogen Mon-Oxide. Lawyers are calling for the abolishment of all Di-Hydrogen Mon-Oxide in the United States because of the immense threat it causes society (many drowning every year!) People are advised to dispose of any local Di-Hydrogen Mon-Oxide right away. Additionally, lawyers also wish to stop the Di-Hydrogen Mon-Oxide from sinking into the ground, accumulating Sodium Chloride, and then contaminating our oceans. If something is not done right away, our world may be doomed!” Haha. This, or course, is a joke. (Di-Hydrogen Mon-Oxide = H2O = Water) My friends Jon and Alex and I discussed this at our last scout meeting, and it was too good for me to pass up. It’s totally fake, but when told verbally, it sounds sophisticated. So, either laugh or walk away now. B)
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The other day I was reading Pearls Before Swine and there was a section where Rat was saying that it would be better to pile your writing under a box than in a blog, because it would still get the same amount of views but without the cost of internet service. I can relate, but I don't really mind. I like talking (or writing) to, essentially, myself. I have my own computer where there's no internet access, and nobody goes on it but me. I started off by writing some personal diaries, which I didn't want anybody to read anyway. Then I went and started writing a whole series of epics there. It's pretty amazing... I probably have over 1000 pages of MS Word documents typed up (with 1 inch margins and size 15 font, single spaced). I'm sure no one is ever going to read any of the stuff besides me, but I like it. It gives me plenty of time to practice my writing, and learn new ways to tell a story and new words to use. And it might even come in handy if I decide to write a story for my Senor Project in High School. Anyway, besides some ranting to myself, I'll announce that I have the sequel to Kulagi's Kanoka started (six chapters currently written) and I plan to read Gali Gee's and IQKid42's stories over the summer (and maybe DK's, BKoD's, and Kumata's if those start up again). And I will give an attempt at that S&T contest. Really, all it is is a story contest... there should be a few links to it from the Short Story Forum.
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First of all, I’d like to complain about the word “Resume”. It sounds like “re- soom”. But it’s really “res- eh- mey”. Or something like that. Anyway, it doesn’t sound like it’s spelled. That wouldn’t bother me so much except that whenever I mis-say it, somebody has to scold me! ARRGG! Anyway, I’m at the point where I’m just starting on my resume. Turns out I have a pretty boring life, and one of my main accomplishments is becoming an OBZPC here on BZP. I’m pretty sure that’s not something that an employer would be interested in, but whatever. So my question to you (yes, you, the person who’s reading this! If you’ve gotten this far, then you can’t deny that I’m addressing you!!) is, would you put anything special you did on BZP on your resume? Like if you won a contest, if you were a staff member, or something along those lines. If I were a staffie, I’d probably throw it on, but I don’t think OBZPC qualifies as too much… Anyway, if I put down too much, all it would say to my would-be employer is that “I spent all my time on BZP, so if you want me to get any work done on a computer with internet access, either get a good firewall or think again”. And thus I end this blog entry as well.
