My New Story

I'm writing a new story! I know this is like my third already, but whatever. It's set in ancient greek times, and I'm going to incorporate all the gods and goddesses into the book. It's basically about this girl named Cassandra who is so beautiful that all the gods fall in love with her. Her family doesn't know though, 'cause they were one of those people who didn't believe in the gods anymore. Her dad wants her to marry some jerk guy, and she can't do anything about it, because she's just a girl, and if anyone knows anything about ancient greece, girls didn't carry a lot of weight in the community. Oh, you know what! Scratch what I said about them not believing in the gods anymore. 'Cause right at the start, her dad wants to have a sacrifice to Hera, so yeah. Anyways, all the goddesses tell her something or other, either threatening or advice, and all the gods try to impress her or..... get her in other ways. It's gonna be fun to write. That's all. Okay. Bye.

Trip to Ontario

So after school ended we went to Ontario. And this is an exciting post completely devoted (as much as I can be) to the thrilling events that happened in Ontario. 1) I got off the plane, met Grandpa at the Ottawa airport and spent another long three or so hours in his muggy, musty old car. We finally came to my grandparents house. Then we ate. Then we slept. 2) I woke up. I occupied myself playing their big loud piano and talking to Stephen and Grandma and Mom on the walkie talkies as I walked aimlessly through Grandma's backyard (yeah, for future reference, there's a forest in her backyard). That didn't always work though, so that sucks. Then we went to the really awesome beach that is right by their house and we swam there. There were waves that were...... not all that big actually, but big enough that they were fun to jump over. I pretended I was beating up Poseidon (greek mythology obsession, hello) so Mom and Grandma were wondering why in the world I was karate chopping the water, hahahaha. Then we went to sleep. 3) Again, I occupied myself playing piano and talking on walkie talkies. We went to this independent store to buy Stephen his birthday presents. I also bought some more marbles there. I collect marbles. Then we did nothing the rest of the day and, you know, spent it in a slump. Then we went to sleep. 4) We wake up and remember that TODAY IS THE DAY THAT AUNTIE BEV, MADELEINE AND NATHAN COME!!!! Madeleine is my cousin and she's really awesome, so yeah. Nathan is also my cousin and.... well, he's in that stage of life where he's basically an obnoxious little boy. Grade two, so yeah. Then Madeleine, him and I began to write our yearly play. This year it was about a witch who needs to go back in time to kill the president so that she can rule the world! So she goes to Dr. Frankenstein's great great great great great great x 10 grand daughter to build her a time machine. So she builds it and then she thinks it's sending her back to 1960, but really it's sending her to the wild west. Then we went swimming and me and Madeleine developed a new branch of karate called Bubble - Fu. Then we went to sleep. 5) Family reunion. That was a blast. Imagine a hundreds of strangers claiming to be related to you, but for all you know, they could be the best friends of your neighbour's dog's brother's owner. And they all expect you to know their name. Like, "Hi, Megan, I'm your great uncle Fred, I saw you when you were about four years old, remember me?" And they're FAMILY so you can't LIE and say "Yes, good to see you again, how's your cat?" But you can't say "No, actually, I don't have the slightest idea who the heck you are," so you just kinda say something like "Oh...... hi." And they go asking my mom how they can make me feel more comfortable, and there goes me and Madeleine's 'Project: Anti - Social'. More stuff about that later. 6)Madeleine leaves! Boohoo! Boo hoo! Nothing else to do, but we go swimming and say good bye to the Eighth Concession, because we'll probably never see it again. Because now Grandma and Grandpa are moving closer to Ottawa which means good bye Midland! Boo hoo! (again). 7) Canada's Wonderland. We're not a ride family, but if we were that would've been heaven. We got Dad a Peanuts shirt...... with Snoopy on it! Yay Snoopy! 8) Back to the family. We go to where my great grandmother is now living (yes, living) in a home. She spoke dutch a lot, so grandma had to translate what all she was saying. She gave me some advice on writing that I will hold onto until my dying days..... because Nanny told me it in HER dying days. Tell you that later. Then we went to Nathan and his little brother Leo's house. Leo is a sweet little four year old. Unfortunately he has Nathan for a brother. We performed our play there and it was FABULOUS. I played the witch, Madeleine played the scientist, Nathan played Frankie (Frankenstein's great x 10 grand son) and Leo played a handy stage hand. Then I went to Madeleine's house to sleep while Mom and Stephen slept at Nathan's house. 9)Everyone comes over to Madeleine's house. Madeleine introduces everyone to the Murdoch Mysteries. She used to be hooked on the Simpsons, but now it's Murdoch. The show's okay, but I like the theme song best. Everyone went to a lame little beach, that really sucked, and then we went back. We had the cousin's birthday! Because the grandparents aren't there for all the cousins' birthdays, every year we celebrate all of them at once and get cake and presents and the works. Then Madeleine found her marbles and we traded and played and won and played. Good times. 10) The day of leaving. I pack and drink coffee while all the adults get organized, and then me and Madeleine play marbles until it's time to go. Then it's Good bye for another year Madeleine. Then we go to Nathan's house and do stuff. Then we get in that muggy musty little car. Now, there are velvet seats in there, and it was like thirty six degrees celsius in there with no air conditioner. So we hop aboard a plane and leave. The End.

My New Obsession

GREEK MYTHOLOGY!!!! I am SO obsessed with that. So excuse me while I rant and bore you as much as I can before I drag it out in various posts. Or would you prefer that? Hmmm....... well, I'll just tell you about all the gods in this one. There's Zeus, the god of the sky, and Poseidon, god of the sea, and..... Dionysus, god of wine, Hermes, messenger of the gods and god of thieves (Once, Emma tried to lock me out of her house, I was like "I'll just call on Hermes, god of picking locks!" She was like "You mean god of thieves?" "Same thing!"), there's also Apollo, god of music and prophecy and was it sport? I can never remember what the third one is. And also Hephaestus, god of...... gee, I don't actually know what he's the god of. Maybe the god of forging.... like, you know, forging swords and stuff. I think that's the word. Anyways, and then there's Ares, god of war. For goddesses, there is Hera, goddess of marriage and pregnancy, Athena, goddess of wisdom, Artemis, goddess of the moon and the hunt, Demeter, goddess of the harvest, and Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love. Then as for the ones that don't count as Olympians, Hades, lord of the Underworld, Hestia, (she gave up her throne for Dionysus) and Persephone (she was abducted by Hades because she was so beautiful, and Hades wanted her as his wife). The End.

Flaws and Factors

So, I've been thinking. Everyone thinks that they want to be perfect, but what fun would that be? If you're perfect, then you have nothing to laugh at. If you're perfect then you're only pressuring other people to be. And THAT can lead to disasters like eating disorders, depression, and the likes. So I think the world should just accept their Flaws and Factors. For example: me. Well, it's easy for me to see the flaws of myself, but not so easy to see the factors. Well, I guess that I am a bit outspoken, and sometimes can't hold myself back from doing and saying things that I probably shouldn't. I can be a bit TOO sure of myself...... and sometimes I don't have faith in myself the slightest bit. BUT......... I am awesome. Okay, just kidding. But I am easy to be friends with I think, and I am always the LIFE of the party. But I wonder........ is being a "weirdo", so to speak, a flaw or a factor? So many questions....... Anyways, back on task. So everyone has flaws and factors. We're human. And you wouldn't be you if you didn't have those flaws...... and you'd be sad if you failed to appreciate your factors. So live life without regrets and knowing that your flaws aren't failures, they're quirks. Quirks = good. And your factors are open to mostly to everyone but you. You yourself normally have to dig deep to find them in this messed up world we live in. But knowing that everyone else can see them at least gives ME a bit of comfort. :)

Did I Mention I'm A Published Author Now?

THAT'S RIGHT!!!! I got published!!!! Unfortunately it's not what you think. Or what I hope you think. I haven't published a novel. BUT..... I AM a published writer now. See, there's this journal of writing that circulates the whole district and I got published in it. And best of all, it was a story I wrote for school that I absolutely adore of myself! I'm so proud of it! Sure, the story's in french, but that's not the point! The point is that I have a resume now. For when I get a BOOK published, you know? And besides, what do you expect from a french immersion student? I mean seriously!

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Schools Out!!!

Woohooo!! Well, actually, school was out a while ago, but I haven't posted in months. Anyways..... so, not a lot new. I passed sixth grade (big surprise, huh?) and am currently filling out my school day memories book with, well..... school day memories. WHOA!! Another big surprise, right? So, yeah, I'm still celebrating the fact that I can wake up when I FEEL like it now. I can wake up at 12:00 in the afternoon and no one would care. YES!!! YES!! YES!!! *evil laugh (which I rock at)*

Dance Recital

Okay, have I talked about Emma? I think I must have. Well, my friend Emma had a dance recital recently, and she was in three of the forty or something dances that they performed. She did ballet, tap and jazz, I believe. The hip hop ones were pretty cool. It almost made me want to go in it. Hip hop, I mean. Ballet - yeah right. And tap? I could, but it doesn't interest me. And jazz is too je ne sais quoi. Anyways...... so Emma had fun, her whole family was there pretty much. And me, of course. I think I was the only one of her FRIENDS that came. I saw other people I knew there too. Hailey Kragelj, my friend Kaila from soccer. I didn't expect to see them there. Anyway, I might appreciate dance more, but from a distance. I ain't no dancer myself. I've got about as much balance as a three legged giraffe. You see my point? Anyhoo, so yeah. That's it, pretty much. Sees ya later. Bye.