Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Confusing, Crazy, Dreams

I've had some strange dreams the last few nights. I usually have dreams that I remeber in pretty clear detail but these are just plain odd. All of these dreams are hard for me to forget.

One dream has stuck with me for 3 nights now. In this dream, I am just getting home from a friend's house and there are a bunch of people at my house. I knew most of them but some people were strangers to me. I ignored all the people aside from one. The person I talked to for most of the dream was a boy with the brightest blue eyes I've every seen. The thing that has stuck in my mind the most how this boy said "I haven't seen you ina while!". In my dreams, there are usually calenders or clocks. In this dream, the date on the calender is always the same, August 17th, 2010.

I have been seeing the number 817 alot lately. I have 817 songs on my iPod, and I see the three numbers on cars and houses. When I searched the numbers 817 on Google, the first link on the results page was a passage from the Gospel of Luke. It said,

"For nothing is hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light"

This number is in alot of my dreams, too. I had a dream about an old man that had "Luke 8:17" written all over his hands. He didn't say anything to me he just walked behind me throughout the dream. Creepie right? What I find even stranger is that August 17th isn't an important date to me. Its not my birthday or any of my friend's birthdays, nothing important has happened to me on that day in years before. This year on August 17th, I will be on vacation. 

Maybe it's a sign that something will happen to me on that day. Or maybe I'm just crazy!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

The Drama Monster

Dear Drama Monster,

I thought when I left middle school I would be done with you. You hung over the heads of the girls in my class like a big, ugly cloud. I thought that when I removed myself from those girls that maybe you would leave me alone and follow some of them. I guess I was wrong about you. You always seem to show up. And you create new drama in my new friends. Drama Monster, why can't you just leave me alone?

It looks as though you have stayed with my middle school classmates as well. I know you are the Drama Monster, but can't you take a vacation? I know drama and conflict is part of growing up. I know it helps show who will stand by you and who will turn there back and run when things get rough. Conflict brings you closer to your real friends and loosens the ties with the people who will lead you the wrong way.

Drama Monster, you tear apart friendships, create awkward situations and stress out your victims. You may have a purpose, but I have not found one yet. Please go away, I would be extremely grateful if you did.


Sincerly,
Darkness Falls

Playing With Paint

Yesterday, I finished a painting I had been working on for a while and had some pink paint left over. I enjoy finger painting and I didn't want to waste the paint. I got a bit carried away and painted both of my hands. I did not realize that the type of paint I was playing with did not just wash off. I felt like an idoit and on top of that, I had to go shopping later that day. While I was out shopping, I ran into someone that goes to school with me. As if it wasn't bad enough that I had pink hands, my classmate caught me taking a jacket off of one of the display people things in the window.

What I learned from this is that when you see extra paint, think before you paint your hands hot pink. You never know who you'll run into when you leave the house.

Wolf Dancers


I saw this picture on the Flashback page of the National Geographic. These are the Kaviagamutes. This was a preformance that the hunters in the tribe did to honor the slain animals and ensure hunting success in the future. The dances were traditionally preformed at feasts that gathered neighboring tribes.
When I saw this picture in the National Geographic, I cut it out and it's now on my bedroom wall. I just thought it was so neat that they would honor the animals that they hunted. The masks look so real they're a little bit scary too...
Zackowitz, Margaret G.. "Wolf Dancers." National Geographic March 2010: . Web. 17 Jun 2010. .

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.
-Edar Allen Poe

I think that sanity is worst than insanity. When you are sane, you are aware of all that is going o in the world. You can understand all of the terrible things that are happening. When you lose your sanity, you don't really live in the real world. You live in you own little world where the terrible things in the real world can't get you.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. I don't think of that as insanity, I think of it as being determined to perfect something. Being aware of the world is an awful thing. The outside world is in terrible chaos and it would be great to live in a place that isn't so crazy.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Be Prepared

Iknow that your powers of redemption
Are as wet as a warthogs backside.
But thick as you are,pay attention!
My words are a matter of pride...
It's clear from your vacant expressions,
The lights are not all on upstairs.
But we're talking kings and sucsessions.
Even YOU can't be caught unawares...
So prepare for the news of a lifetime.
Be prepared for sensational news!
A shining new era Is tip-toeing nearer...
Shenzi:And where to we feature?
Scar:Just listen to teacher
I know it sounds sordid,
But you'll be rewarded,
When at last I am given my dues!
And in justice deliciously squared!!
Be prepared!
Banzai:Yeah,be prepared!Haha,we'll be prepared,ha...for what?
Scar:For the death of the king!
Banzai:Why is he sick?
Scar:No,fool we're gonna kill him,and Simba too.
Shenzi:Great idea,who needs a king?S
henzi & Banzai:No king!No king!LALALALALALAA!!
Scar:Idiots!There will be a king!
Banzai:Hey,but you said..
Scar:I WILL BE KING!Stick with me,and you'll NEVER go HUNGRY again!!!!Shenzi & Banzai:YAAY!Alright!Long live the king!
Hyenas:Long live the king!Long live the king!It's great that we'll soon be connectedWith a king who'll be all time adored!
Scar:Of course,quid pro quo,you're expected,to take certain duties on board...
The future is littered with prizes,
And thoughI'm the main adressee.
The point that I must emphasize is...
You WON'T get a SNIFF withouht ME!!!
So be prepared for the coo of the century
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
Meticulous planning
Tenacity spanning...
Decades of denialIs simply why
I'llBe king udesputed
Respected
Saluted
And seen for the wonder I am!
Yes my teeth and ambitions are bared.
Be prepared!!

Kovu


In the movie, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, the main antagonist is Zira. Zira is Scar's former mate who stayed loyal to him and was exiled by Simba when he took control of Pride Rock. Zira is the leader of the exiled lionesses and has 3 cubs. Two cubs fathered by Scar and one fathered by an unknown lion. Nuka and Vitani are Scar's offspring and Kovu is the offspring of the unknown lion. Even though Kovu is not Scar's biological son, he names him his heir. Zira claims that Kovu is the rightful king of the Pridelands and that the outlanders will rule again. Kovu meets Kiara, Simba and Nala's daughter. They become friends and eventually, mates.


What I'm wondering is who is the unknown male lion? He is never mentioned. What happened to his other lion? In the first movie, there are only 3 male lions, Simba, Scar and Mufasa. Mufasa is Simba's father and dies while Simba is still a young cub. Scar is Mufasa's brother and Simba's uncle and is only named as Nuka and Vitani's father. Simba's only cub is Kiara. So where is Kovi's father? Zira doesn't ever say anything about his father. I'm wondering if Kovu is somehow related to Simba and Kiara...


Kovu is Scar's chosen heir, but not his biological son. Kovu was the last cub born before Simba exiled Scar's followers and the hyenas. Zira was Scar's mate, then how is Kovu not Scar's son? If the pride was like other lion prides, then a rouge male may have challenged Scar and lost. That male couls be Kovu's biological father. If Scar wasn't related to Kovu, and Kovu was a rival male's cub, why did he pick him as his heir?


Scar and Kovu look alot alike. Both of them are dark brown with black manes. Both lion have green eyes and heart-shaped noses. The similar appeances might be one of the reasons that Scar chose Kovu as his heir. Nuka is Scar's biological son and looks almost nothing like him. Vitani is Scar's daughter and looks like Zira. I would love to see the real family tree for these lions because I'm throughly confused.


I've always loved the Lion King movies. I watched the second movie a few days ago and noticed that Kovu was not related to Scar and his father was never mentioned. So where did Kovu come from? If Kovu was Scar's son, then that means Kovu is Simba's 1st cousin and Kiara's 2nd cousin. If he wasn't, what happened to the mystery lion? Did he threaten Scar and get himself killed? If Zira was so commited to Scar, why did she have another cub with a rouge lion? Why would Scar pick the cub of a rival male as his heir? So many questions, so few answers...

Monday, June 14, 2010

A Beautiful Lie

Link to 30 Seconds to Mars website on global warming and enviromental things...


http://abeautifullie.org/

Photos from music video for A Beautiful Lie...


http://abeautifullie.org/photos.aspx

The Worst-Case Scenario


The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Its a BIG mess. The Exxon Valdez spill was 11 million total. The spill in the Gulf is dumping 4 times that in one week...


Along with the problems this spill has caused for BP, the wildlife in the Gulf has been impacted just as much. The Kemp's Ridley sea turtle is one of the most endangered breeds of sea turtles in the worlsd. The oil spill has killed many of these turtle and other sea turtles inculding the green sea turtle, hawk's bill and the loggerhead. All 3 types of turtles are endangered. The oil in the Gulf threatens their survival at every stage of their lives.


The spill started right in the middle of the turtle nesting season. The oil could harm mature, nesting age female turtles and decrease the sucess rate of hatching turtles. Deformities are also possilbe and once the baby turtles make their way out into the rest of the population, they may be exposed directly to the oil.


There are many injuries that a turtle can sustain from the oil, some of which are... Chemical burns, brain damage, respiratory tract damage and digestion problems. All of these injusies are life threatening to a sea turtle.
The effects of the oil spill could last decades...
Hirsch, Masako. "Gulf oil spill's effects on sea turtles examined." Nola.com Wednesday, June 09, 2010: n. pag. Web. 14 Jun 2010. .

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Boring Rainy Days

Its raining. There's nothing to do, I've been on Facebook for 3 hours. I have literally done nothing constructive all day. All week, actually. That's sort of a lie.... I have done stuff this week. Nothing super important, but here's this week's acheivement/discovery list;

1. Soda tab bracelets. I saw a girl in my class with one on aad thought it was pretty neat. Turns out that they were really popular in the 80's. I saved almost 100 tabs and then people started giving them to me(and I steal them from people's soda cans when they aren't looking...). It took me a really long time to figure out how to get them to tie together, but it's easy once you start. So far, I've made 5 bracelets, a necklace and started a belt.

2. The Tyra Banks Show. I never though that I would EVER watch this show. For some reason, I really like the way that Tyra runs her show. She's inspirational. Don't laugh, she really is!

3. Civil Twilight. It's sort of a little known band but I think they had a song on the New Moon soundtrack(I'm not a big Twilight fan so I'm not really sure). Letters From the Sky is my favorite song of their's. It's really good!

4. Cats do not like black lights. I have a old cat. I mean she is old! Giz turned 20 in March (20 in people years). She hates black lights. Like, running in the opposite direction, tail between her legs and ears back. I think she knows that I'm writing something about her because she's staring straight at me...

5. Jerry Springer Show. It is so funny to watch people who are more messed than I am. It amazes me that people act like that on national TV. Honestly, I think some of it is staged but it's still funny and it gives me something to watch in the afternoons.

6. Page 200 in Dracula. Dracula is my favorite book and I've read it 4 times before this. I keep reading it because everytime I read it, I find something new that I didn't notice the last time I read it. I'm getting to the best part of the book. Right now, Lucy is just getting sick and the wolf hasn't attacked her yet. I love Dracula. Best book! :D

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

June Bugs in May

June bugs are those big buges that sort of look like big misqutoes(sp??). They don't bite you, but they are annoying. They get into your house when you open the door or a window then they fly around your lights make huge shadows that make you think that there is a bat in the house. They really are no threat to you, but people still run, screaming, from June bugs. June bugs are called "June bugs". So shouldn't they only come out in June?? Well, its May and we are currently being attacked by June bugs. They are EVERYWHERE. You can't open a window without one of them getting into, or out of, the house. When you try to kill them, they just fly closer to the light on the ceiling.

Personally, I try to catch the June bugs without hurting them so that I can release them back out into the wild(aka, my backyard). I do sort of feel bad for the June bug that's trapt in the house. Think about it, they got in the house because the saw something big, bright and shiny. They fly towards the shiny thing because it looks so pretty to them. Unbeknownst to the June bug, flying to close to that bright, shiny thing could end their life. Now the June bug is trapt inside a house, being drawn towards something that could kill them, and now a human is trying to smash them with a shoe or newpaper or anything else they can throw at it. The poor June bug is now flying around, confused, scared and in danger of being smashed againist a wall or TV screen.

June bugs can't hurt you. They don't bite or sting and they don't want to be hit with your shoe. Next time a June bug gets into your house in May, or any other month that isn't June, help them get back outside. If one gets into your house in June, that doesn't give you permission to kill it. If you were a June bug, you wouldn't want someone to kill you, would you?