Ahh, Friday! Fridays are so relaxing...well, once I actually get home from school! After a long week of arguing among our little group, (sorry about that guys!) we finally settled everything with Six Little Curly Fries. Originally, our blog was going to be on Live Journal, we set it up and made the first collaborative post, when most of us decided that we really didn't like live journal. Yesterday, Lynda had to change the entire thing over here to Blogspot. We all seemed to be content with the new set up and Lynda was able to write her first post. Today House will write and tomorrow Virgil is up.
Another reason why I TGIF is because I got my NLE score today!!!! NLE, or National Latin Exam, is a test that is taken nationally (no kidding) around December...I think, I don't even remember. Anyway, these are 40 multiple choice questions that analyze one's Latin ability. Of the six curly fries, four of us take Latin. Carrie got a 31/40 (I think, correct me if I get any of these wrong), House got a 39/40, I got a 39/40 (and the one question I got wrong was really, really stupid), and of course, our amazing Virgil got 40/40, a perfect! I mean what else can you expect with a name like Virgil? Anyway, we all did splendidly well! Of all the 8th grade Latin students at our school, Virgil and House's boyfriend were the only ones to get perfects!
In addition...today there is perfect weather (it's very odd, I am a bit worried). It's a full 80 degrees Fahrenheit and sunny with blue skies and not a cloud in sight. I get to spend it playing a soccer game...! Normally I would be sad about this, but this occasion is special, we are playing a team with a girl that used to go to our school, which should be fun. We don't really like her, that's why it'll be fun.
That's about it, happy Friday everyone!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Moon Landing
On July 20th, 1969, the world watched their televisions as men from America stepped onto the surface of the moon. The proclaimed words "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" will be forever be remembered by millions of people worldwide. It was a big deal,I mean, man had finally landed on the moon! Or did they?
I know some people will look at me and call me crazy, but am I? Have you seen the evidence? A few days ago, I would have told you without hesitation that man had been on the moon, and I would like to think that we did. Despite this astonishing supposed feat, I still have my doubts. NASA was in a race at the time with the Soviet Union. This was not any ordinary race, this was the Space Race. Americans had been falling behind the Soviet Union by a landslide, but as Americans, we had to win. After many failed attempts on the Apollo mission as well as 10 suspicious astronaut deaths, Americans were somehow miraculously ready for the moon. Scientists believe that the astronauts did leave Earth in a rocket, some even believe that they simply stayed in orbit for the time, but many believe they never reached the moon. Were we all fooled? Was the moon landing really filmed in the high deserts of Nevada (area 51) where no access was permitted?
Here is some of the evidence against the moon landing:
1. Radiation and temperature. On both the astronauts and their craft, there was only paper thin protection from the extremely harmful radiation from the sun. Not only this, but the suits the astronauts wore would not be able to keep astronauts alive in the extreme heat. The temperature on the moon ranges from −155° and 100° Celsius (−247° and 212° Fahrenheit). Such flimsy suits would not be able to keep astronauts alive in these temperatures.
2. Pictures and video footage. There are many problems with the footage of the astronauts on the moon. For one thing, the shadows. Many of the shadows fall in different directions as can only happen with multiple light sources (the Mythbusters debunked this one so it is not as important). Not only this, but the video footage is extremely blurry. "But they're on the moon!" you might think. This is what I thought at first, until I realized that a video camera is not connected to the Earth and should work anywhere, including the moon. Not only this, but in the pictures there are no stars, many of the videos that were supposedly filmed in two different locations are almost exactly alike, and there are incorrect craters. Not only this, but the cross hairs etched into the cameras are somehow behind certain objects. This would be impossible unless they were edited in. There is also no landing craters on any of the pictures of the 6 sights that men had supposedly walked. In addition, the footprints would have been blown away with the takeoff of the crafts back to Earth.
3. The flag. This of course is one of the more popular pieces of evidence. According to video footage of the flag, the flag flutters as if in the wind. Although the shaking of the flag could have been due to the astronaut's maneuvering of the flag, it is unlikely to have been able to move in that manner.
4. Japanese photos. A few years after America supposedly landed on the moon, Japan sent a satellite to take close up pictures of the moon. This satellite took pictures of the said landing spots of all of the Apollo missions. Guess what they found. Nothing. There were no abandoned moon rovers, there were no LEMs, there was nothing but moon rock and dust.
5. There is an animal in the footage! That's right. Unless there are aliens on the moon, the footage was filmed in area 51. To see the actual footage go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4. At 0:55 watch on the left hand side behind the astronaut. You can see an animal running across the screen.
I am really sorry to disappoint anyone who thinks the moon landing is true, I won't make you you believe anything, but it may be hard to ignore the evidence now. I don't think anyone but those involved will ever know the truth. I wish we could know.
I know some people will look at me and call me crazy, but am I? Have you seen the evidence? A few days ago, I would have told you without hesitation that man had been on the moon, and I would like to think that we did. Despite this astonishing supposed feat, I still have my doubts. NASA was in a race at the time with the Soviet Union. This was not any ordinary race, this was the Space Race. Americans had been falling behind the Soviet Union by a landslide, but as Americans, we had to win. After many failed attempts on the Apollo mission as well as 10 suspicious astronaut deaths, Americans were somehow miraculously ready for the moon. Scientists believe that the astronauts did leave Earth in a rocket, some even believe that they simply stayed in orbit for the time, but many believe they never reached the moon. Were we all fooled? Was the moon landing really filmed in the high deserts of Nevada (area 51) where no access was permitted?
Here is some of the evidence against the moon landing:
1. Radiation and temperature. On both the astronauts and their craft, there was only paper thin protection from the extremely harmful radiation from the sun. Not only this, but the suits the astronauts wore would not be able to keep astronauts alive in the extreme heat. The temperature on the moon ranges from −155° and 100° Celsius (−247° and 212° Fahrenheit). Such flimsy suits would not be able to keep astronauts alive in these temperatures.
2. Pictures and video footage. There are many problems with the footage of the astronauts on the moon. For one thing, the shadows. Many of the shadows fall in different directions as can only happen with multiple light sources (the Mythbusters debunked this one so it is not as important). Not only this, but the video footage is extremely blurry. "But they're on the moon!" you might think. This is what I thought at first, until I realized that a video camera is not connected to the Earth and should work anywhere, including the moon. Not only this, but in the pictures there are no stars, many of the videos that were supposedly filmed in two different locations are almost exactly alike, and there are incorrect craters. Not only this, but the cross hairs etched into the cameras are somehow behind certain objects. This would be impossible unless they were edited in. There is also no landing craters on any of the pictures of the 6 sights that men had supposedly walked. In addition, the footprints would have been blown away with the takeoff of the crafts back to Earth.
3. The flag. This of course is one of the more popular pieces of evidence. According to video footage of the flag, the flag flutters as if in the wind. Although the shaking of the flag could have been due to the astronaut's maneuvering of the flag, it is unlikely to have been able to move in that manner.
4. Japanese photos. A few years after America supposedly landed on the moon, Japan sent a satellite to take close up pictures of the moon. This satellite took pictures of the said landing spots of all of the Apollo missions. Guess what they found. Nothing. There were no abandoned moon rovers, there were no LEMs, there was nothing but moon rock and dust.
5. There is an animal in the footage! That's right. Unless there are aliens on the moon, the footage was filmed in area 51. To see the actual footage go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4. At 0:55 watch on the left hand side behind the astronaut. You can see an animal running across the screen.
I am really sorry to disappoint anyone who thinks the moon landing is true, I won't make you you believe anything, but it may be hard to ignore the evidence now. I don't think anyone but those involved will ever know the truth. I wish we could know.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Six Little Curly Fries
Yes, that is right, six little curly fries. This is a brand new concept created in part (it was my idea) by me. "What the heck?" Is probably a good response to this blog as of now. BUT DON'T LEAVE YET! Okay, so Six Little Curly Fries is a new blog. Sadly, it will be created as a live journal and not here on this lovely site. It isn't just any blog though! It will be a collaborative blog written in part by me, and in the other 5 parts by my very best friends. We came up with this idea today at lunch, we all (excluding two of us) have blogs/live journals and were discussing them. I was sitting there munching my granola bar when I said, "Oh my goodness, you know what would be so cool? If we made a blog all together!" Everyone squealed at the splendid notion and the planning began. What would it be called? Who would have what days? What website would we use? What are the rules? Within the next few minutes we decided on the name Six Little Curly Fries (they are so scrumptious tasting at our school). We all decided on days that we would write on. I am on Mondays so you check it out then (well really on any days of the week) at http://www.sixlittlecurlyfries.blogspot.com/. Please check it out now. It will be awesome!!!!!!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Standardized Testing
Why, oh why must we be put through these treacherous, terrible, torturous tests? Going to public schools has a great downfall. Despite the cheap education and freedom that one gets at a public school, we must suffer through what has to be the most boring time of year. That's right, the time of year where we take standardized tests. This year, I was forced to take not one, not two, but three of these three hour long tests. Though they are extremely simple (this can sometimes contribute to the pain we students feel)they are simply too much boredom to bear. In a reading comprehension test(yes, reading comprehension of the very language we speak) some of this years' passages included off-gassing, the growing, harvesting, and use of cloves, and a girl telling of her school choir getting honorable mention at a singing competition. These painfully boring passages, paired with their poorly worded, yet simple questions can make for a terrible way to spend the day. But wait! That's not all, not only are there multiple choice questions to savor in, but short answer and extended response. These are the terribly pointless writing prompts with topics such as identifying a simile in the story and writing about it. Oh, the horrors of these tests. *(sarcastically)* I would just love to thank the government for giving me this opportunity to be tortured and abused for the good of discovering how well a teacher teaches. Thank you, really, I am just so happy that I get to take these each and every year! I am terribly sad that I no longer get to take them this year.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Weekly Read #1
In addition to the different days of the week concept, I would also like to mention what book I am reading for that particular week. That way, if I get any followers (that would be cool)I can get feedback on what books to read next. Not only this, but I can make sure that I keep up with reading in my busy schedule.
Recently I have been in a bit of an obsession with Nicholas Sparks. I'm not even a romantic person, but his books are fantastic. Last week I read The Notebook, this week I am reading A Walk to Remember and also a bit of The Last Lecture on the side.
By the way, don't expect to see the Weekly Read weekly, even if that is what the title suggests. XD
Recently I have been in a bit of an obsession with Nicholas Sparks. I'm not even a romantic person, but his books are fantastic. Last week I read The Notebook, this week I am reading A Walk to Remember and also a bit of The Last Lecture on the side.
By the way, don't expect to see the Weekly Read weekly, even if that is what the title suggests. XD
Miserable Monday #1
Today I was sitting in my math class, not really paying attention and thinking about this lovely little blog. So I pulled out my handy dandy notebook and was thinking of things to write about. I decided that in order to create some organization and order to this blog, I would need to create days. For example Mondays would be "Miserable Mondays". Each week there will be a different day (for example, next week will be all normal blogs except for on Tuesday, the following week Wednesday will be the special blog and so on).
So, Miserable Monday #1:
Pet Peeves. Mondays are always so miserable for me, they bring out the worst in me and make me bring out the worst in others. Some of the pet peeves that annoy me the most are the following:
1. Improper usage of words such as their, there, and they're, or its and it's, right, write, were and we're (yes people actually do mess them up, I don't how!)you get the idea. For instance; today in health class, there were three people who wrote "their bored" instead of "they're bored" on the board (there's another one, bored and board).
2. Asking a question that the speaker has just answered. For example; Sally says, "And due to all of these factors, E=mc^2 is a false statement." George raises his hand and says, "Um, Sally, yeah, does E really equal mc^2?" Ugh, it gets me every time.
3. Teachers that are wrong. In 5th grade, I hated my teachers. Especially my science teacher. He always told the class incorrect information and spelled things terribly wrong. He once spelled 'muscle' as 'mussle'. But even more so...
4. Student teachers that correct the actual teacher. If you know me, you know what I am talking about. In my American History class, we have a super teacher, we will call her Ms. Right. Unfortunately, we have a terrible student teacher. We'll call her Ms. Wrong. Okay, so Ms. Right is talking about Jamestown, she says, "I don't think any of you idiots have ever heard of this place called Jamestown-*" when in butts Ms. Wrong. Ms. Wrong says, "Well actually, I've been there and it's called Jam-es-town." And I was like, "WTF student teacher, WTF."
5. Last but not least, boys that say lol (as in actually speaking the letters, l, o, and l). It just should not be allowed. Ever. 'Nuff said.
*She didn't actually say this, it just seemed more entertaining than actual facts about Jamestown.
So, Miserable Monday #1:
Pet Peeves. Mondays are always so miserable for me, they bring out the worst in me and make me bring out the worst in others. Some of the pet peeves that annoy me the most are the following:
1. Improper usage of words such as their, there, and they're, or its and it's, right, write, were and we're (yes people actually do mess them up, I don't how!)you get the idea. For instance; today in health class, there were three people who wrote "their bored" instead of "they're bored" on the board (there's another one, bored and board).
2. Asking a question that the speaker has just answered. For example; Sally says, "And due to all of these factors, E=mc^2 is a false statement." George raises his hand and says, "Um, Sally, yeah, does E really equal mc^2?" Ugh, it gets me every time.
3. Teachers that are wrong. In 5th grade, I hated my teachers. Especially my science teacher. He always told the class incorrect information and spelled things terribly wrong. He once spelled 'muscle' as 'mussle'. But even more so...
4. Student teachers that correct the actual teacher. If you know me, you know what I am talking about. In my American History class, we have a super teacher, we will call her Ms. Right. Unfortunately, we have a terrible student teacher. We'll call her Ms. Wrong. Okay, so Ms. Right is talking about Jamestown, she says, "I don't think any of you idiots have ever heard of this place called Jamestown-*" when in butts Ms. Wrong. Ms. Wrong says, "Well actually, I've been there and it's called Jam-es-town." And I was like, "WTF student teacher, WTF."
5. Last but not least, boys that say lol (as in actually speaking the letters, l, o, and l). It just should not be allowed. Ever. 'Nuff said.
*She didn't actually say this, it just seemed more entertaining than actual facts about Jamestown.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Real Rain
Finally! I got my thunder storm. It was dumped upon me like a bucket sent from the heavens. I was supposed to be playing soccer, but that didn't happen (which I am secretly happy about SHH! Don't tell anyone!). Anyway, we arrived after quite a drive (like 45 minutes) and the sky was gray...like it has been all weekend. There was a bit of rain and some low thunder rumblings in the distance but no storm. All of a sudden the rain came, along with really dark clouds and tons of lightning. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to go outside and had to stay in the car. I held my hand out of the window which was nice. I am so glad I finally got the real rain and the storm I was waiting for. *Happy sigh*.
Puzzled Puzzles
As I said yesterday, it was gray. It did not rain very hard so I had no intentions of going outside. Later in the evening, around 6, my parents went to dinner with some friends. My sister went out on a date with her boyfriend so I was alone with our exchange student. We were told not to spend the entire night on the computer/TV so I broke out a never before used, shiny, 540 piece, puzzle ball. What a puzzle ball is, is a much harder version of a regular puzzle[this one in particular being an ancient globe in Latin!!!! (How cool is that?)]. Not only do you have to sift through tons of pieces like normal, but you have to attach them to one another so they make a sphere. This took about 3 hours of concentrated puzzling until it was complete. The not only included the puzzle however, it also had a stand for the globe so it could spin around. I was so proud of it that I had to blog about to all 0 of my followers! :O Any-who, puzzles are just puzzling. You know, now that I have written puzzle so many times, I find that it is quite an odd word...
Oh and by the way, before I forget, maybe I should be more inviting if I want followers...I might have to change the sub title of my blog...
Oh and by the way, before I forget, maybe I should be more inviting if I want followers...I might have to change the sub title of my blog...
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Hair
The thing I never understood about hair was if it is all over your body, why focus on the head hair? I mean why doesn't everyone just shave their heads? I mean, why don't people like style under arm hair? Or nose hair? What about that? Huh? Anyway, we all know that hair grows back one day, but I hate my hair right now. See, I used to have this lovely, long, wavy,blondish/reddish/brownish hair until a couple of weeks ago. My hair was like almost to my butt, so I decided to donate it. I have done this once before. I knew that my hair would be shorter, I knew that it would not reach my back, and I knew that I probably would not like it. This was all proven to be true. My hair is just long enough now to put it in a 'ponytail', if you can call it that. My friends call it my nub. I hate wearing it down because I look like a boy, I sometimes wear it in pigtails, but it looks odd. I wish hair would just grow faster so I could have my lovely locks back. :-(
Rain
HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMIGOODNESS!!!!! SOMEONE IS READING THIS!?!?! Well that is just spectacular!
What is not spectacular is that today is gray. I hate when it's gray outside, especially on the weekend, when it should be perfect. On the other hand however, I love when it rains. No, not drizzling, real rain. Like if you stood outside for a few seconds, you would return inside soaked. I love that smell, that sound, and especially the excitement of running around in the rain. I'm not sure why. Well, one time when I was little, we had a swing set in our back yard. One day it was really raining and my sister and I went outside and played on the swing set until we were soaked to the bone. Oh, the nostalgia. Maybe it will rain today...
You know what else I noticed? While going through other people's blogs, I realized that there are tons on beauty and cosmetics and hair. Well I will tell you right now. I don't give a crap about that sort of thing. I can't stand it ergh!!!!
And another thing, I have a certain not-really-my-friend-but-I-still-hang-out-with-her-because-I-feel-bad who calls every weekend. Now granted, I am normally a nice person, but this, this gets annoying. She (we'll call her Lou-Lou) doesn't really have friends besides me so every other month or so I give in to whatever she is pestering about. Today, it's the movies. I don't want to go, but I don't want to be mean! Girl drama sucks. That's all for today...unless I post something later...bye!
What is not spectacular is that today is gray. I hate when it's gray outside, especially on the weekend, when it should be perfect. On the other hand however, I love when it rains. No, not drizzling, real rain. Like if you stood outside for a few seconds, you would return inside soaked. I love that smell, that sound, and especially the excitement of running around in the rain. I'm not sure why. Well, one time when I was little, we had a swing set in our back yard. One day it was really raining and my sister and I went outside and played on the swing set until we were soaked to the bone. Oh, the nostalgia. Maybe it will rain today...
You know what else I noticed? While going through other people's blogs, I realized that there are tons on beauty and cosmetics and hair. Well I will tell you right now. I don't give a crap about that sort of thing. I can't stand it ergh!!!!
And another thing, I have a certain not-really-my-friend-but-I-still-hang-out-with-her-because-I-feel-bad who calls every weekend. Now granted, I am normally a nice person, but this, this gets annoying. She (we'll call her Lou-Lou) doesn't really have friends besides me so every other month or so I give in to whatever she is pestering about. Today, it's the movies. I don't want to go, but I don't want to be mean! Girl drama sucks. That's all for today...unless I post something later...bye!
Friday, April 23, 2010
Hello...?
Hello...?
Ahem *taps microphone awkwardly*. Hi there (woah this mic is loud). What's your name? [insert name here].I am the wonderful and spectacular (and humble) Momo. I have never blogged before and I apologize right now for my boring ramblings. I suggest you just leave right now, there you go...press next blog...there we go.
Hey! I told you to leave! *sighs dramatically* Well, if you must stay, I might as well introduce myself. As I said, my name is Momo. I ride the unicycle, I enjoy reading, writing...ish, being with friends, science, math, being a Nerdfighter,playing clarinet, and gads more. I live in the USA...in a city...by a lake...with some buildings, okay I'll shut up. Sorry.
Next topic! I have two cats (Polly and Nellie), a mommy, a dad, a sister, and currently an exchange student. Alright, I bet you are bored already. Okay, sorry. I feel really stupid talking to myself. Hmmph. If you actually manage to read this, respond in the comments!
Ahem *taps microphone awkwardly*. Hi there (woah this mic is loud). What's your name? [insert name here].I am the wonderful and spectacular (and humble) Momo. I have never blogged before and I apologize right now for my boring ramblings. I suggest you just leave right now, there you go...press next blog...there we go.
Hey! I told you to leave! *sighs dramatically* Well, if you must stay, I might as well introduce myself. As I said, my name is Momo. I ride the unicycle, I enjoy reading, writing...ish, being with friends, science, math, being a Nerdfighter,playing clarinet, and gads more. I live in the USA...in a city...by a lake...with some buildings, okay I'll shut up. Sorry.
Next topic! I have two cats (Polly and Nellie), a mommy, a dad, a sister, and currently an exchange student. Alright, I bet you are bored already. Okay, sorry. I feel really stupid talking to myself. Hmmph. If you actually manage to read this, respond in the comments!
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