It's been quite a while since I last blogged, but between school, all of the BBC contests going on, and other activities (like going to Disney's Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios on Monday with Queen), I haven't found much time to blog. However, I woke up early enough today to get ready and still blog.
The most important thing right now is the BBC contests. I've already got the Bandersnatch neatly entered, but I still have work to do for the other two running right now (go down a few entri
Last night I went shopping with my mom at Target, and she somehow managed to sneak the Kaxium V3 into the car without my notice! I am now the proud owner of the blue double motorbike. Review pending, but it won't be for an unopened set.
I just realized a possible reason that not one, not two, but THREE BBC contests end on September 15th: The Legend Reborn comes out that day.
Up until now, I had just been frustrated with them all ending on the same day. Now I (sort of) get it.
Made it to Queen's house yesterday. Made it to school today. It's unbelievable, how awesome it feels to be able to walk. Or run.
Now I just have to make up the work I missed...
Oh, well. Not too much happened today, so I'm going to leave this entry short.
Yesterday I vomited again after I tried to eat dinner. But I was improving - at the beginning of the day, walking was next to impossible, but I could practically run at the end of the day. Then I threw up.
We moved my bed into the living room so I'd be closer to a bathroom/sink.
This morning, however, I woke up almost 100% better. No fever, no aching muscles, almost no headache, and I've kept down my cheese-stick-and-toast breakfast for about 45 minutes.
Unfortunately, my mom still isn'
I hate missing school. This morning at around 1 a.m., I vomited. Then I vomited again at 4 a.m. I've had diarrhea and a headache for two days. My mother and grandmother convinced me to stay home. I e-mailed all of my teachers and my mom called the attendance line to let the school know I wasn't going to be there.
If I'm not better by tomorrow, I don't know what I'll do. I really do hate missing school. Plus, tomorrow (since it's an early release day), I was going to test-drive the route betwe
Note: Queen's screen name was replaced with her alias, but mine is indeed Abstract Reader.
Queen is idle (9:22:48 AM)
Abstract Reader (9:22:48 AM): Good morning.
Queen is available (9:30:11 AM)
Queen (9:30:18 AM): morning
Queen (9:30:25 AM): i'm watching Batman
Queen (9:30:28 AM): and doing math
Queen (9:30:29 AM): rofl
Abstract Reader (9:30:58 AM): I'm contemplating the usefulness of an extendable neck as a natural tool.
Abstract Reader (9:31:05 AM): And waiting for my mom to get rea
I woke up at 6 again this morning. I showered, pulled out my Bionicle parts, and in two hours had a prototype bandersnatch. For those who don't know, a bandersnatch is a quick-moving reptile with and extendable neck. I built it for a contest that ends tomorrow (blog search for bandersnatch, there's only one blog with the word in the title).
My problem this morning is how long the critter's neck should be when extended. Is an extendable neck really a feasible natural tool? Think about it. What
The movie was good. I liked the flashbacks of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow's history, and did not see the plot twist revealing the freaky scientist to be Rex coming.
Meeting Queen again was fun. We don't have too much in common anymore, save that we're both smart. After the movie, we all relocated to Barnes & Noble, then to Panera Bread for lunch (I love Panera).
That's all for now.
I awoke at 6:00 a.m. this morning and felt very productive. I cleaned my room for an hour.
Nobody else is up yet.
In other news, we're going to see the local 10:20 showing of G.I. Joe (it's cheaper to go before noon) with Queen. Finally, I get to meet them face-to-face.
Last night was spent watching the TV premier of the Wizards of Waverly Place movie. My sister is addicted to television, and we were all watching it, so I went ahead and sat through it. If nothing else, the special effec
Some of you may remember that when school was in session, I would occasionally make an entry from my Digital Design class when I finished early. Well, for the first time this year, I am once again the first person done with the day's assignment, and decided to make an entry because I didn't yesterday.
That's all. (I didn't say I would say anything important in the entry, did I?)
It's epic.
Also, did you know that if you tack '&hl=[insert word here]' onto the end of the URL of one of BZP's topics, it will highlight the given word? Try it out next time you browse a topic. Just type '&hl=[word goes here]' onto the end of the URL in your address bar and hit enter. For example, if you clicked the above link, you were sent to this address:
http://www.bzpower.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=302010
If you type '&hl=forty' onto the end, like so...
http://
So, I'm home from my first day of school. It wasn't too bad, as first days go. My only real disappointments came in English class. Remember when I said that my English teacher seemed to be the best of my teachers? I was wrong. She's freaking nuts.
Okay, I'm being a little harsh. She's just not quite what I expected from open house. I suspect that part of it is also my classmates, who, as with my English class from last year, are less than wonderful.
The other disappointment in English is t
I had a friend in elementary school. She moved away when we were in fourth grade. It's been five years. Yesterday, her mother visited mine. After living in Oregon, California, and Nebraska, they've finally returned to Florida.
Hopefully we'll meet soon; I was at my dad's house during the visit and learned about it this morning.
It's awesome. Hurrah for elemental powers! The duel between Kiina and Ackcar, with the wall of steam moving between them, was really cool, but I like how they portrayed Gresh's air powers too.
My open house was today between 2:15 and 4:45. Ding came over around 9:00 a.m., and we walked to the school around 3:00 p.m. We spent a bit wandering around the school talking to our old teachers while waiting for my mom to arrive. She was late and arrived at 4:15, leaving us only 30 minutes to rush around to my teachers. We hit everyone but my Spanish teacher, who we actually saw walking down the hall as we rushed to her room, but didn't know it was her.
I have an okay cast of teachers this
I just walked about 40 minutes (roughly two miles) to my grandmother's house carrying a pair of pants for her to fix, then rode a bike at her house back home.
The current temperature in my area is 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
If I measured in feet the amount of sidewalk between my house and my grandmother's, I would not get a three-digit result.
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Now excuse me while I don't move for awhile.
In the excitement of the forums' return, I completely forgot to update my blog on the laptop thing. I brought it up with my mom last night, and she approved! In addition, she also set a deadline: I WOULD have a laptop this year before Christmas day. So I can look forward to my own brand-new shiny laptop soon!
Other events today include only a potential visit to my grandmother to steal her bike. Open house is tomorrow, and Ding still hasn't R.S.V.P.ed for our potential get-together beforehand
At long last, the BZPower forums have returned! I will continue blogging as usual. Please see the first content block on the right for what happened with my blog during the down time.
For those who didn't scroll down, I've started writing set reviews. A content block further down the page lists the ones I've done.
Woo! Just one week until school starts. My open house is on Thursday (8/20) from 2:15-4:45. I'm trying to get Ding over beforehand so we can work on our summer assignments, then walk over to the school together.
In other news, my mom is reconsidering getting me the G1. Her main reason is the price. The primary reason I want the phone is that it offers Internet access almost anywhere. However, that is the largest addition to the price tag. Adding my phone service, plus the upgrades she needs t
Tonight my uncle (alias U.J.), aunt (alias A.J.), and two cousins (female, age 5, alias Kay; male, age 1, alias T.J.) came over for dinner and cards. They have a mini hot dog maker like those you sometimes see in convenience stores - the ones that turn the wieners on metal poles - that make good hot dogs. The main event, however, was playing cards. Since underage gambling is illegal in the U.S., my family uses candy to bet with. Since we had so many people today, we had a variety: Mike & Ike
Shortly after Ding left, my brother invited another friend of mine (well, actually, he was originally my friend but is now more my brother's friend). His alias shall be Cheese, based off his name as with all other aliases here.
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That's all for now, I guess.
