Saturday, January 3, 2009
Happy New Year!!!
Welcome '09! Isn't great that we're finally getting rid of Bush the 20th! I say yay to that! Though the New Year has started and there's nothing really major for me to complain about... I feel like something is missing and I don't know what. It seems to me a bit more lonely this year than any other. I guess it's just me but I feel less connected with the people I love and the random strangers that walk past me everyday... I don't know why but I feel like I'm fading or watching the world go on without me through a two-way mirror. I feel like I'm being left behind in the sea of people around me but I can't imagine why I feel this way... If only I knew why I feel so alone... Maybe I should stop reading and watching romances for awhile maybe that's my problem. Maybe I feel lonely because I don't have anybody to call my own so to speak. Maybe I feel this way because this is a New Year I'm not sharing like I did last year with my jackass of an ex (of course at the time he wasn't a jackass). This year of course I shared it with my family and friends but maybe I'm lonely because I didn't have a special someone to share it with like everyone else did. I think that's going to be my resolution this year. Find myself a boyfriend that'll treat me right for once and isn't going to use me or hurt me like the others did. So that's my goal this year find love. Anyways it's pretty late so I think I'm going to turn in for the night. *yawn* Good-night everyone!
Friday, November 7, 2008
Blog Assignment #6 - "Mystery"
Blog assignment #6
The Case of the
Ruined Roses
"That was a neat program on UFO's," said Nina to her cousin Max as they walked down the street. "I think what really amazed me was that UFO's were reported as early as 1800."
"That's pretty hard to believe," said Max. "Anyway, do you really believe there are such things?" Nina started to answer when they heard a loud scream coming from Coach Thornton's house.
"Come on," shouted Max. They ran into the yard where the coach was staring at ten rose bushes that had been pulled from the ground.
"Look at that!" he demanded. "Just look at that."
"That's terrible," cried Nina. "Who could have done it?"
Coach Thornton looked disgusted. "I had to bench three of my best football players for cutting class. They were pretty mad at me."
"First thing, we'd better get these roses back in the ground," said Max. "Then we'll figure out who did it."
Nina and Max helped Coach Thornton replant the roses. Then he invited them in for milk and cookies.
"Now," said Nina. "Am I right? You benched Sam Cartland, Mike Brooks, and Alex Avery."
"And you lost the game," added Max.
The coach rubbed his eyes. "I know, but rules are rules."
"I'll bet one of them did it to get even," said Nina. "How about we nose around a little?"
"Let's see," said Max after they left. "Coach said the roses were all right when he looked out at nine. But shortly after ten, he found them pulled up."
"So, we check to see who doesn't have an alibi between nine and ten. Look!" Nina pointed. "There's Alex Avery over at the Dairy Bar."
Alex looked up as they came in. "Hi kids," he drawled.
"Hello, yourself," said Max. "We missed seeing you in the football game."
"That was a bummer all right. But I guess the coach didn't have any choice."
"Where you been all morning?" asked Nina.
"I've been right here since nine." He turned to the girl behind the counter. "Isn't that right, Amy?"
"Uh huh. You helped me carry in that heavy box."
"So you weren't anywhere near Coach Thornton's house?" asked Max.
Alex looked surprised. "No, I'm not mad at him, but I don't intend to visit him."
After they left, Nina looked down the street. "That's Sam Cartland's house. Let's see what he's been doing."
"What do you two want," growled Sam when he came to the door.
"Hey, lighten up, Sam," said Max. "Can we talk with you?"
"Sure, come on in." He pressed a button on his remote control and turned off his VCR. "I've been watching some football tapes to improve my game."
"We wondered what you were doing between nine and ten this morning," said Nina.
"I was right here watching that program on UFO's."
"That was a good program," said Nina. Remember when that guy from Roswell, New Mexico insisted he had been abducted?"
"Yeah," laughed Sam. "The one with the bushy hair. Funny how this has been going on for so long. That pilot, Kenneth Arnold, started it back in 1947 with the stuff he saw."
"Very interesting," said Max, trying not to look bored. "But we have to get going."
"Maybe we can find Mike Brooks working out at the gym," said Nina as they left.
"Probably," agreed Max.
They found him on the treadmill. "Hey, you two want to join down here? It's a great place to work out."
"Not right now," said Max. "We were wondering about what you were doing from nine to ten this morning."
"Right here. You can check the log book. Why?"
"Just curious," said Nina with a smile as they went back to the desk. Sure enough, Mike had signed in at five of nine.
This is great," Nina groaned. "They all have alibis."
"I'm not so sure of that," said Max.
Can you solve the case?
I think it was Sam because one when he opened up for Nina and Max he was ticked off and watching football tapes so he still must have been mad for being benched. Second, he got the date wrong when UFO discoveries first began which shows he didn't watch the UFO documentary. This means he has no alibi and so he must be the culprit! IT WAS SAM! *points at Sam accusingly*
The Case of the
Disappearing Signs
Nina was eating cold pizza for lunch at Max's house one hot July day. Mrs. Decker came in looking warm and weary.
"I'm so disgusted," she said. "Remember that old house over on Norton Drive that I listed? I put a FOR SALE sign up in the yard early this morning. Just drove by now and it's gone. This is the third one this month that has disappeared."
"Why would anyone steal a realtor's signs?" Nina asked. "What would anybody do with them?"
"Who knows?" Mrs. Decker poured herself a glass of lemonade. "Probably some kids with nothing better to do. I suppose they could use the signs to build something. They were the wooden ones."
Max nudged Nina. "Want to bike over and see what we can find out?"
"Not much there to see," his mother told him. "Only two houses on that whole street. An old lady-Mrs. Stearns-lives in the house next to the empty one."
"Maybe she saw something," Nina said. "Let's go ask."
Half an hour later the two were biking toward the end of Norton Drive. A pick-up truck was parked in front of the empty house. A man was standing on the sidewalk looking in all directions.
"You kids know anything about this place?" he asked. "I'm from out of town, and my nephew has been checking houses for me this past month. He thought I might like the one at the end of Norton Drive, so he let me borrow his truck to drive over here. But I don't know if this is the house he meant. There aren't any signs."
"This house is for sale," Max told him. "My mom is the real estate agent."
"Great! Then can you tell me her name and company? I'd like to ask about this property. Paul tells me that houses in this part of town sell fast. He says this one has been on the market for quite some time. Glad I got here before it was sold! Just couldn't get over here any sooner."
As soon as Max gave him the information, the man drove off. Nina stared after the truck. "Know what? His nephew, Paul, might have taken the signs. Maybe he didn't want people to see that the house was for sale until his uncle had a chance to look at it. You can put lots of things in the back of a truck."
Max nodded. "Let's ask this Mrs. Stearns if she saw anything this morning."
Mrs. Stearns came to the screen as soon as the two knocked. She was gray-haired, but she stood straight and tall. "Oh, I think I know who might have taken those signs," she told them. "Freddie Swanson. He lives a block away, but he's always up to mischief."
She held the door open as she talked, so Nina peeked inside. She liked the cozy living room. The sofa and chairs were velvet-covered antiques. Lace doilies covered the end tables. A large painting hung over the intricately- carved fireplace mantel, and a cheerful fire crackled below.
"I know Freddie," Max said. "And I know where he lives. Let's go see him."
Freddie was putting a lawn mower in the garage when they reached his house. He mopped his brow, as he talked to them. "Why would I take a dumb old sign?" he asked. "Besides, I've been out here doing yard work all morning." Nina stared past him at the garage. Her parents could hardly get their car in her garage at home because of all the stuff in it, but this one was practically bare. Then she noticed a crudely built tree house in the yard. The boards were gray and weather-beaten.
She and Max talked as they biked back to his house. Mrs. Decker was washing the lunch dishes when they banged into the house.
"We think we know who took the signs," Nina told her.
Can you solve the case?
It was Mrs. Stearns because who in the world has a fireplace going on a hot July day! She must have some sort of connection with the house next door or just doesn't want her peace disturbed with new neighbors. So she is the culprit! She's burning the evidence right now! *grabs Mrs. Stearns before she can leave court room and hands her over to the Bailiff*
Hachi the Keyblade Detective:
In the Mystery of the Stolen Sea Salt Ice Creams!
"Ugh! It's too hot! The sun is melting me! I'm turning into a big puddle of glop! I'm going to die!" "Oh! Will you just shut the heck up already! We get it! It's scorching out you don't have to be so damn dramatic about it Hachi!" Axel blurted in a fury of rage and annoyance. "But it's really hot Axel!" Hachi whined while turning up her mini fan to max to emphasize her point. "So go take a dip we are at the beach you Nimrod!" he said exasperated while ruffling his sweat soaked spiky flame red hair. "Come with me? I don't want to get lost in that crowd of people." she asked sweetly while batting her eyes in a puppy dog way. "No, I'm not going to get tackled by a bunch of little kids and have to kill them because they pulled and poked at my hair. No thanks hon. but I don't want any lawsuits right now they're too much of a pain in the butt." he was already getting all worked up just imagining his hair being harassed by a bunch of munchkins. “Fine then I'm not going. So how do we stay cool?" "Beats me." he said scrunching up his shoulders. Then, in the faint distance they saw their answer. An Ice Cream Cart passing by, completely line free! They both gave each other a look of knowing and then raced off to the cart before the near-by kids spotted it. When they finally reached the cart they were soaked to the bone in their own sweat, gasping and panting for air to reach their lungs. “Do…you…have…any…ice cream?” Axel panted holding the cart for support as he caught his breath. “I’m sorry, I got robbed earlier and I don’t have any ice cream.” The guy looked and sounded so melancholy as he told them this news. They all let out a big sigh of disappointment in unison. “Who the heck steals ice cream?! Cruel bastards!” Axel fumed in pure impetuousness. (I love that word!) Hachi ignored him and turned her attention to the ice cream clerk. “Did you see what the culprit looked like?” she asked with a quizzical voice. “No, I was busy dealing with some business with my boss and then when I came back to the cart all the ice cream was gone and in its place I found this!” He held up a silver chain but not just any silver chain. It was a keyblade chain a very rare thing to find indeed there are only four people with a keyblade in these whole worlds. That’s Sora, Roxas, Riku, and King Mickey but what would any of them want with ice cream none the less steal the ice cream. Hachi thought as she began listing off the suspects and trying to remember which world each of them were on. ‘Sora just recently went to Destiny Islands to go visit Kairi awhile; Roxas is as always here probably in the Usual Spot with the gang; Riku is probably in Halloween town visiting Jack but he could be here for the Struggle Tournament; and King Mickey is at Radiant Garden helping Ansem the Wise with his research. So the only ones who could have stolen the ice cream were Roxas and Riku unless the King or Sora decided to make a random trip here. Hmm…’ “I think we can find the culprit we’ll be back! Come on Axel!” she told the guy as she grabbed Axel's’ hand and began to run towards their stuff. “What the heck are you doing? We are not going to go all Sherlock Holmes and go searching around town for the culprit!” he said exasperated while Hachi packed their stuff up into her messenger bag that was covered with band pins. “Oh yes we are! Whether you like it or not! We have to solve this mystery and get the ice cream back so that we can finally cool down and have fun! Now help me shake off the towels and put them into my bag!” she said demandingly to Axel with the same hot fury he loved about her. He gave her a seductive ‘make me’ face that made her blush slightly but keep her face serious and stern. She then moved closer to his ear and whispered in an aggressive seductive voice. “Get your hot butt up and help me! You hotheaded pyromaniac!” and then she went Mike Tyson on her and bit his ear. “Ouch! What’d you do that for?” he jumped back and rubbed his wounded ear. “You didn’t move fast enough. Now help me you dodo bird.” She said in an innocent cutesy voice as she held up a towel to shake off all the sand. “Fine. You didn’t have to bite me you know. I was going to help you anyways I’m not that heartless.” He kept on grumbling about his ear the whole time they packed and a partial of the way on their walk into town. Hachi just ignored it and kept on wondering what the suspects’ motives to steal the ice cream would be. Then something broke her train of thought. A flash of blonde hair was running into the back alley towards the Usual Spot and automatically she knew who it was. She began to run towards the Usual Spot without even mentioning anything to Axel cutting him off from his rambling. “HEY! Where are you going? Don’t just run off without telling me anything? Where are we-“ Hachi placed a hand on Axel's’ mouth to keep him from talking and motioned for him to listen. Roxas was talking to Hayner about something that they couldn’t quite hear so they moved close enough to hear and yet still keep themselves hidden. “Roxas did you get the stuff?” Hayner asked trying to keep his voice low so no one but Roxas could here him. “Yeah, it’s at my house ready for tonight. I can’t believe I got such a sweet deal for them. It was like I didn’t even have to pay for them.” He laughed and so did Hayner for a bit until he said, “Well then Pence and I will come around by 4 to help with the load.” “Sure no problem but we can’t let Olette suspect anything because if not she’ll never let us here the end of it!” Hachi let out a soft gasp unheard by anyone who wasn't close enough like Roxas and Hayner but Axel heard it. He was in shock at what his best friend Roxas was saying he couldn't have done it he knew him too well or did he?... Once Roxas and Hayner went into the Usual Spot; Axel rushed away from that spot not wanting to believe the conversation he just heard. He ran like a mad man towards the woods faintly hearing Hachi's rushed footsteps towards him. He finally stopped at a tall willow tree and punched the tree in frustration letting his anger and confusion out.Hachi finally reached him and smacked him in the head. "Ouch! Did you really-" he got cut off as he stared at Hachi's face; she was furious. "Now listen to me. Roxas might have made it seem like he took the ice cream but we still don't have proof and we haven't even checked out the other suspects so don't be so damn fast to judge!" she shouted out at him. "Now get your head back into the mystery and let's go find Riku." she said turning her back to him and began to walk back towards town. Finally, processing what Hachi said he had to rush to reach her still moving form. "Hey wait up!" 10 minutes later, they were in the sandlot standing in the audience of the Struggle Tournament watching Riku battle it out with Seifer. Axel got the idea to check the tournament chart to see how long Riku has been battling today. 'He's been here the whole Tournament there's no way he could have stolen the ice cream unless it was on his break.' He held a finger to his forehead as he thought about when Riku could have possibly had the chance to steal the ice cream if he actually did steal the ice cream. The crowd behind him cheered as the bell rang signaling the end of the battle. The announcer had Riku's hand raised in the air signaling that Riku won the battle. Riku was coming out of the ring obviously tired from his battle with Seifer and grabbed a bottle of water off the bench near-by the ring. Hachi began to walk over to him motioning with her hand for Axel to follow her. She was planning something he knew it but didn't mention anything as they were approaching the resting Riku. "Hey Riku! Great match I'm so glad someone finally put Seifer into his place." Hachi said in her casual friendly voice. He stared at her with the same look of friendliness and a smile of pure kindness. If she wasn't in love with Axel that smile of his would have melted her into a puddle of mush where her feet were now standing. Axel seeing the effect that smile gave Hachi he felt like he had to show his position as her boyfriend so he wrapped his arms around her waist. Riku seeing this motion smirked deviously at Axel for a split second to quick for Hachi to see but Axel definitely did. " Thanks! So what are you doing here? I mean this really isn't your scene except for maybe Axel." he pointed his thumb at Axel for emphasis.Hachi looked back at Axel over her shoulder then back at Riku. "Well we wanted to ask you some questions but you were kinda busy with the match so..." she scratched her head aimlessly. "Well I'm free for the moment so ask away." he took a swig of his water and then his long silver locks out of his face. "We wanted to ask you where you were this morning?" Axel said sounding stern and serious. It gave Hachi peoplebumps at how sexy his voice sounded. " I was in Halloweentown helping Jack with the plans for next Halloween then flew here on my gummi ship for the Tournament. I've been here ever since I arrived battling out these wimps." He pointed with his thumb towards a bunch of disgruntled guys in the corner of the Sandlot. Hachi looked towards them in her line of sight she could see about 13 of them both guys and girls alike looking really pissed. "I see... Did you happen to stop by an ice cream cart on your way here?" Hachi asked sweetly trying not to let on that she was on a mission. He looked straight into her eyes with the kindest eyes she has ever seen. " Yeah how'd you know? I picked up a sea salt ice cream to cool down cause it's freaking hot as heck out here." He wiped the sweat off his forehead for emphasis. "Yeah it is really hot out. If only I had an ice cream to cool down like you did." Hachi fanned herself while Axel got her mini fan from her bag. He handed it to her and she gave him a peck on the cheek. Riku slightly frowned at this action but blew it off and got up as the announcer called his name for his next match. "Well see you guys I have a match to win." He said cooly flipping his hair and walking towards the ring. "Good luck!" Hachi called to him and he gave her a absentminded wave. They began to walk back towards town when Axel blurted. "I don't like him; I think he did it! He was acting really suspicious and he was hitting on you!" "He was not hitting on me!" she said incredulously. "Oh come on hon.! He was flirting nonstop through out the entire conversation! You can't tell me you didn't notice!" Axel was getting worked up again thinking about how much he wanted to just whack Riku in the face with his chakram. "I didn't notice because he wasn't flirting with me. Now let's go to the old mansion and see if the King is around. "Whatever but I want you to stay away from Riku unless you're with me. Got it memorized?" he pointed to his forehead as he said the last line. "Sure whatever now come on!" She pulled him back towards the woods where the mansion was hidden behind many trees covered in vines unseen to the people in town. It was a beautiful old Victorian mansion covered somewhat from top to bottom in vines guarded by a huge wrought-iron fence with an equally large lock placed in the middle of the fence only the keyblade wielders or people with the key could get open it. This was no problem however for our pair of detectives as one of them is a sacred keyblade wielder. Hachi stepped up to the lock with keyblade in hand. Her keyblade was an intricate pattern of swirls flames and hearts in the colors of black, purple, red, and blue. She did the required pose to unlock the keyhole and then a beam of light came out from the tip of the keyblade and shot into the keyhole. Hearing the familiar audible click of the lock undoing the lock opened and then soon after the fence. Hachi called back the keyblade and then the two walked hand in hand through the front yard and into the old mansion. As they stepped inside the familiar smell of dust, leather, and books slammed into them full force welcoming them into the unkept mansion. Hachi without a second thought headed towards the library. Axel following like a lost puppy on her heels. She came to the grand wooden table in the center of the room and then drew in the combination of symbols needed to unlock the secret passageway to the basement. She drew the three legendary symbols into the wood with the special chalk she found behind one of the books. Then the table vanished into thin air and the floor began to shake as that vanished too. Now a stairwell appeared the stairwell that would lead to the basement of the mansion. The stairwell only special people knew about. They were not in awe as they have come down these stairs countless times and so they just headed to their destination. The basement was not really a basement it was more a control center of Twilight Town with countless monitors showing infinite details of the town and other projects Ansem the Wise was working on and there in the center of it all seated in computer chair was the man who controlled the town. Ansem the Wise was seated facing the main monitors working on a new project it looked like and beside him was the person the detective dou were looking for. King Mickey was pointing at a screen telling Ansem some very scientific statement about what they should do. Axel cleared his throat to announce our presence cutting the King off causing him and Ansem to turn around. They both looked very pleased to see it was them walking in and both had big welcoming smiles on their faces. "King Mickey." Axel and Hachi both greeted with a small bow. "Grandpa!" Hachi ran towards him and gave Ansem a huge hug. "Oh! My love hello to you too." he said in a loving grandfatherly tone returning the hug. Hachi finally let go and stepped back. "Sir." Axel greeted with a slight nod. "Well hello Axel I see you're doing well." He said his voice sounding stern. "Why gosh! Ansem you don't have to sound so formal you've known Axel since he was a little boy why the sudden change in tone towards him?" the King inquired. "Your Majesty it's kinda because Axel and I are now going out and well Grandpa is just being protective of me that's all." Hachi answered his question for her grandfather as he was now having an evil glare match with Axel and could not respond. " Oh! Well congratulations you two! I always knew someday you two would get together! Anyway why are you two here?" the King gushed. "We're here to ask you some questions your Majesty." Hachi said respectfully yet casually. "You can ask me whatever you want Hachi." the King said as friendly and kind as ever. "Well your Majesty we were wondering if you had any sea salt ice cream today?" she asked waiting patiently for his answer. "I'm sorry I haven't had any today. Is that all you wanted to ask me?" he asked bemused. "No. I was also wondering if Sora was here?" she asked. "I'm sorry he's not. He's running an errand for me in Radiant Garden and then I believe he said he was going to Destiny Islands to spend some time with Kairi. Why did you need him for something?" he stated. "No I was just wondering where he was that's all. Thank you for your help your Majesty." She said with a sigh. "Well I'm glad I could help but your Grandfather and I must head out we're going to do some on-field research so we'll leave you two to lock up, okay?" his Majesty said as he grabbed Grandpa's arm and began to head out of the basement. "We will! Be safe and nice talking to you!" She called out towards their retreating forms. Axel let out a huff of frustration while Hachi made herself comfortable in her Grandfather's chair. "What are you doing?" he asked finally noticing she was typing something into the main computer. "I'm looking up the security tapes of the town to see if I can find out who the culprit is." She said still focused on locating the recorded footage. "You're a genius hon.! Now we don't have to keep walking around town searching for suspects!" Axel gushed hugging Hachi from behind the chair. "I know. Hey! I think I found it! But it's all blurry I can't make out who it is..." She said squinting her eyes to get a better look. "Look it's...."
Who do you think is the culprit?...
The Case of the
Ruined Roses
"That was a neat program on UFO's," said Nina to her cousin Max as they walked down the street. "I think what really amazed me was that UFO's were reported as early as 1800."
"That's pretty hard to believe," said Max. "Anyway, do you really believe there are such things?" Nina started to answer when they heard a loud scream coming from Coach Thornton's house.
"Come on," shouted Max. They ran into the yard where the coach was staring at ten rose bushes that had been pulled from the ground.
"Look at that!" he demanded. "Just look at that."
"That's terrible," cried Nina. "Who could have done it?"
Coach Thornton looked disgusted. "I had to bench three of my best football players for cutting class. They were pretty mad at me."
"First thing, we'd better get these roses back in the ground," said Max. "Then we'll figure out who did it."
Nina and Max helped Coach Thornton replant the roses. Then he invited them in for milk and cookies.
"Now," said Nina. "Am I right? You benched Sam Cartland, Mike Brooks, and Alex Avery."
"And you lost the game," added Max.
The coach rubbed his eyes. "I know, but rules are rules."
"I'll bet one of them did it to get even," said Nina. "How about we nose around a little?"
"Let's see," said Max after they left. "Coach said the roses were all right when he looked out at nine. But shortly after ten, he found them pulled up."
"So, we check to see who doesn't have an alibi between nine and ten. Look!" Nina pointed. "There's Alex Avery over at the Dairy Bar."
Alex looked up as they came in. "Hi kids," he drawled.
"Hello, yourself," said Max. "We missed seeing you in the football game."
"That was a bummer all right. But I guess the coach didn't have any choice."
"Where you been all morning?" asked Nina.
"I've been right here since nine." He turned to the girl behind the counter. "Isn't that right, Amy?"
"Uh huh. You helped me carry in that heavy box."
"So you weren't anywhere near Coach Thornton's house?" asked Max.
Alex looked surprised. "No, I'm not mad at him, but I don't intend to visit him."
After they left, Nina looked down the street. "That's Sam Cartland's house. Let's see what he's been doing."
"What do you two want," growled Sam when he came to the door.
"Hey, lighten up, Sam," said Max. "Can we talk with you?"
"Sure, come on in." He pressed a button on his remote control and turned off his VCR. "I've been watching some football tapes to improve my game."
"We wondered what you were doing between nine and ten this morning," said Nina.
"I was right here watching that program on UFO's."
"That was a good program," said Nina. Remember when that guy from Roswell, New Mexico insisted he had been abducted?"
"Yeah," laughed Sam. "The one with the bushy hair. Funny how this has been going on for so long. That pilot, Kenneth Arnold, started it back in 1947 with the stuff he saw."
"Very interesting," said Max, trying not to look bored. "But we have to get going."
"Maybe we can find Mike Brooks working out at the gym," said Nina as they left.
"Probably," agreed Max.
They found him on the treadmill. "Hey, you two want to join down here? It's a great place to work out."
"Not right now," said Max. "We were wondering about what you were doing from nine to ten this morning."
"Right here. You can check the log book. Why?"
"Just curious," said Nina with a smile as they went back to the desk. Sure enough, Mike had signed in at five of nine.
This is great," Nina groaned. "They all have alibis."
"I'm not so sure of that," said Max.
Can you solve the case?
I think it was Sam because one when he opened up for Nina and Max he was ticked off and watching football tapes so he still must have been mad for being benched. Second, he got the date wrong when UFO discoveries first began which shows he didn't watch the UFO documentary. This means he has no alibi and so he must be the culprit! IT WAS SAM! *points at Sam accusingly*
The Case of the
Disappearing Signs
Nina was eating cold pizza for lunch at Max's house one hot July day. Mrs. Decker came in looking warm and weary.
"I'm so disgusted," she said. "Remember that old house over on Norton Drive that I listed? I put a FOR SALE sign up in the yard early this morning. Just drove by now and it's gone. This is the third one this month that has disappeared."
"Why would anyone steal a realtor's signs?" Nina asked. "What would anybody do with them?"
"Who knows?" Mrs. Decker poured herself a glass of lemonade. "Probably some kids with nothing better to do. I suppose they could use the signs to build something. They were the wooden ones."
Max nudged Nina. "Want to bike over and see what we can find out?"
"Not much there to see," his mother told him. "Only two houses on that whole street. An old lady-Mrs. Stearns-lives in the house next to the empty one."
"Maybe she saw something," Nina said. "Let's go ask."
Half an hour later the two were biking toward the end of Norton Drive. A pick-up truck was parked in front of the empty house. A man was standing on the sidewalk looking in all directions.
"You kids know anything about this place?" he asked. "I'm from out of town, and my nephew has been checking houses for me this past month. He thought I might like the one at the end of Norton Drive, so he let me borrow his truck to drive over here. But I don't know if this is the house he meant. There aren't any signs."
"This house is for sale," Max told him. "My mom is the real estate agent."
"Great! Then can you tell me her name and company? I'd like to ask about this property. Paul tells me that houses in this part of town sell fast. He says this one has been on the market for quite some time. Glad I got here before it was sold! Just couldn't get over here any sooner."
As soon as Max gave him the information, the man drove off. Nina stared after the truck. "Know what? His nephew, Paul, might have taken the signs. Maybe he didn't want people to see that the house was for sale until his uncle had a chance to look at it. You can put lots of things in the back of a truck."
Max nodded. "Let's ask this Mrs. Stearns if she saw anything this morning."
Mrs. Stearns came to the screen as soon as the two knocked. She was gray-haired, but she stood straight and tall. "Oh, I think I know who might have taken those signs," she told them. "Freddie Swanson. He lives a block away, but he's always up to mischief."
She held the door open as she talked, so Nina peeked inside. She liked the cozy living room. The sofa and chairs were velvet-covered antiques. Lace doilies covered the end tables. A large painting hung over the intricately- carved fireplace mantel, and a cheerful fire crackled below.
"I know Freddie," Max said. "And I know where he lives. Let's go see him."
Freddie was putting a lawn mower in the garage when they reached his house. He mopped his brow, as he talked to them. "Why would I take a dumb old sign?" he asked. "Besides, I've been out here doing yard work all morning." Nina stared past him at the garage. Her parents could hardly get their car in her garage at home because of all the stuff in it, but this one was practically bare. Then she noticed a crudely built tree house in the yard. The boards were gray and weather-beaten.
She and Max talked as they biked back to his house. Mrs. Decker was washing the lunch dishes when they banged into the house.
"We think we know who took the signs," Nina told her.
Can you solve the case?
It was Mrs. Stearns because who in the world has a fireplace going on a hot July day! She must have some sort of connection with the house next door or just doesn't want her peace disturbed with new neighbors. So she is the culprit! She's burning the evidence right now! *grabs Mrs. Stearns before she can leave court room and hands her over to the Bailiff*
Hachi the Keyblade Detective:
In the Mystery of the Stolen Sea Salt Ice Creams!
"Ugh! It's too hot! The sun is melting me! I'm turning into a big puddle of glop! I'm going to die!" "Oh! Will you just shut the heck up already! We get it! It's scorching out you don't have to be so damn dramatic about it Hachi!" Axel blurted in a fury of rage and annoyance. "But it's really hot Axel!" Hachi whined while turning up her mini fan to max to emphasize her point. "So go take a dip we are at the beach you Nimrod!" he said exasperated while ruffling his sweat soaked spiky flame red hair. "Come with me? I don't want to get lost in that crowd of people." she asked sweetly while batting her eyes in a puppy dog way. "No, I'm not going to get tackled by a bunch of little kids and have to kill them because they pulled and poked at my hair. No thanks hon. but I don't want any lawsuits right now they're too much of a pain in the butt." he was already getting all worked up just imagining his hair being harassed by a bunch of munchkins. “Fine then I'm not going. So how do we stay cool?" "Beats me." he said scrunching up his shoulders. Then, in the faint distance they saw their answer. An Ice Cream Cart passing by, completely line free! They both gave each other a look of knowing and then raced off to the cart before the near-by kids spotted it. When they finally reached the cart they were soaked to the bone in their own sweat, gasping and panting for air to reach their lungs. “Do…you…have…any…ice cream?” Axel panted holding the cart for support as he caught his breath. “I’m sorry, I got robbed earlier and I don’t have any ice cream.” The guy looked and sounded so melancholy as he told them this news. They all let out a big sigh of disappointment in unison. “Who the heck steals ice cream?! Cruel bastards!” Axel fumed in pure impetuousness. (I love that word!) Hachi ignored him and turned her attention to the ice cream clerk. “Did you see what the culprit looked like?” she asked with a quizzical voice. “No, I was busy dealing with some business with my boss and then when I came back to the cart all the ice cream was gone and in its place I found this!” He held up a silver chain but not just any silver chain. It was a keyblade chain a very rare thing to find indeed there are only four people with a keyblade in these whole worlds. That’s Sora, Roxas, Riku, and King Mickey but what would any of them want with ice cream none the less steal the ice cream. Hachi thought as she began listing off the suspects and trying to remember which world each of them were on. ‘Sora just recently went to Destiny Islands to go visit Kairi awhile; Roxas is as always here probably in the Usual Spot with the gang; Riku is probably in Halloween town visiting Jack but he could be here for the Struggle Tournament; and King Mickey is at Radiant Garden helping Ansem the Wise with his research. So the only ones who could have stolen the ice cream were Roxas and Riku unless the King or Sora decided to make a random trip here. Hmm…’ “I think we can find the culprit we’ll be back! Come on Axel!” she told the guy as she grabbed Axel's’ hand and began to run towards their stuff. “What the heck are you doing? We are not going to go all Sherlock Holmes and go searching around town for the culprit!” he said exasperated while Hachi packed their stuff up into her messenger bag that was covered with band pins. “Oh yes we are! Whether you like it or not! We have to solve this mystery and get the ice cream back so that we can finally cool down and have fun! Now help me shake off the towels and put them into my bag!” she said demandingly to Axel with the same hot fury he loved about her. He gave her a seductive ‘make me’ face that made her blush slightly but keep her face serious and stern. She then moved closer to his ear and whispered in an aggressive seductive voice. “Get your hot butt up and help me! You hotheaded pyromaniac!” and then she went Mike Tyson on her and bit his ear. “Ouch! What’d you do that for?” he jumped back and rubbed his wounded ear. “You didn’t move fast enough. Now help me you dodo bird.” She said in an innocent cutesy voice as she held up a towel to shake off all the sand. “Fine. You didn’t have to bite me you know. I was going to help you anyways I’m not that heartless.” He kept on grumbling about his ear the whole time they packed and a partial of the way on their walk into town. Hachi just ignored it and kept on wondering what the suspects’ motives to steal the ice cream would be. Then something broke her train of thought. A flash of blonde hair was running into the back alley towards the Usual Spot and automatically she knew who it was. She began to run towards the Usual Spot without even mentioning anything to Axel cutting him off from his rambling. “HEY! Where are you going? Don’t just run off without telling me anything? Where are we-“ Hachi placed a hand on Axel's’ mouth to keep him from talking and motioned for him to listen. Roxas was talking to Hayner about something that they couldn’t quite hear so they moved close enough to hear and yet still keep themselves hidden. “Roxas did you get the stuff?” Hayner asked trying to keep his voice low so no one but Roxas could here him. “Yeah, it’s at my house ready for tonight. I can’t believe I got such a sweet deal for them. It was like I didn’t even have to pay for them.” He laughed and so did Hayner for a bit until he said, “Well then Pence and I will come around by 4 to help with the load.” “Sure no problem but we can’t let Olette suspect anything because if not she’ll never let us here the end of it!” Hachi let out a soft gasp unheard by anyone who wasn't close enough like Roxas and Hayner but Axel heard it. He was in shock at what his best friend Roxas was saying he couldn't have done it he knew him too well or did he?... Once Roxas and Hayner went into the Usual Spot; Axel rushed away from that spot not wanting to believe the conversation he just heard. He ran like a mad man towards the woods faintly hearing Hachi's rushed footsteps towards him. He finally stopped at a tall willow tree and punched the tree in frustration letting his anger and confusion out.Hachi finally reached him and smacked him in the head. "Ouch! Did you really-" he got cut off as he stared at Hachi's face; she was furious. "Now listen to me. Roxas might have made it seem like he took the ice cream but we still don't have proof and we haven't even checked out the other suspects so don't be so damn fast to judge!" she shouted out at him. "Now get your head back into the mystery and let's go find Riku." she said turning her back to him and began to walk back towards town. Finally, processing what Hachi said he had to rush to reach her still moving form. "Hey wait up!" 10 minutes later, they were in the sandlot standing in the audience of the Struggle Tournament watching Riku battle it out with Seifer. Axel got the idea to check the tournament chart to see how long Riku has been battling today. 'He's been here the whole Tournament there's no way he could have stolen the ice cream unless it was on his break.' He held a finger to his forehead as he thought about when Riku could have possibly had the chance to steal the ice cream if he actually did steal the ice cream. The crowd behind him cheered as the bell rang signaling the end of the battle. The announcer had Riku's hand raised in the air signaling that Riku won the battle. Riku was coming out of the ring obviously tired from his battle with Seifer and grabbed a bottle of water off the bench near-by the ring. Hachi began to walk over to him motioning with her hand for Axel to follow her. She was planning something he knew it but didn't mention anything as they were approaching the resting Riku. "Hey Riku! Great match I'm so glad someone finally put Seifer into his place." Hachi said in her casual friendly voice. He stared at her with the same look of friendliness and a smile of pure kindness. If she wasn't in love with Axel that smile of his would have melted her into a puddle of mush where her feet were now standing. Axel seeing the effect that smile gave Hachi he felt like he had to show his position as her boyfriend so he wrapped his arms around her waist. Riku seeing this motion smirked deviously at Axel for a split second to quick for Hachi to see but Axel definitely did. " Thanks! So what are you doing here? I mean this really isn't your scene except for maybe Axel." he pointed his thumb at Axel for emphasis.Hachi looked back at Axel over her shoulder then back at Riku. "Well we wanted to ask you some questions but you were kinda busy with the match so..." she scratched her head aimlessly. "Well I'm free for the moment so ask away." he took a swig of his water and then his long silver locks out of his face. "We wanted to ask you where you were this morning?" Axel said sounding stern and serious. It gave Hachi peoplebumps at how sexy his voice sounded. " I was in Halloweentown helping Jack with the plans for next Halloween then flew here on my gummi ship for the Tournament. I've been here ever since I arrived battling out these wimps." He pointed with his thumb towards a bunch of disgruntled guys in the corner of the Sandlot. Hachi looked towards them in her line of sight she could see about 13 of them both guys and girls alike looking really pissed. "I see... Did you happen to stop by an ice cream cart on your way here?" Hachi asked sweetly trying not to let on that she was on a mission. He looked straight into her eyes with the kindest eyes she has ever seen. " Yeah how'd you know? I picked up a sea salt ice cream to cool down cause it's freaking hot as heck out here." He wiped the sweat off his forehead for emphasis. "Yeah it is really hot out. If only I had an ice cream to cool down like you did." Hachi fanned herself while Axel got her mini fan from her bag. He handed it to her and she gave him a peck on the cheek. Riku slightly frowned at this action but blew it off and got up as the announcer called his name for his next match. "Well see you guys I have a match to win." He said cooly flipping his hair and walking towards the ring. "Good luck!" Hachi called to him and he gave her a absentminded wave. They began to walk back towards town when Axel blurted. "I don't like him; I think he did it! He was acting really suspicious and he was hitting on you!" "He was not hitting on me!" she said incredulously. "Oh come on hon.! He was flirting nonstop through out the entire conversation! You can't tell me you didn't notice!" Axel was getting worked up again thinking about how much he wanted to just whack Riku in the face with his chakram. "I didn't notice because he wasn't flirting with me. Now let's go to the old mansion and see if the King is around. "Whatever but I want you to stay away from Riku unless you're with me. Got it memorized?" he pointed to his forehead as he said the last line. "Sure whatever now come on!" She pulled him back towards the woods where the mansion was hidden behind many trees covered in vines unseen to the people in town. It was a beautiful old Victorian mansion covered somewhat from top to bottom in vines guarded by a huge wrought-iron fence with an equally large lock placed in the middle of the fence only the keyblade wielders or people with the key could get open it. This was no problem however for our pair of detectives as one of them is a sacred keyblade wielder. Hachi stepped up to the lock with keyblade in hand. Her keyblade was an intricate pattern of swirls flames and hearts in the colors of black, purple, red, and blue. She did the required pose to unlock the keyhole and then a beam of light came out from the tip of the keyblade and shot into the keyhole. Hearing the familiar audible click of the lock undoing the lock opened and then soon after the fence. Hachi called back the keyblade and then the two walked hand in hand through the front yard and into the old mansion. As they stepped inside the familiar smell of dust, leather, and books slammed into them full force welcoming them into the unkept mansion. Hachi without a second thought headed towards the library. Axel following like a lost puppy on her heels. She came to the grand wooden table in the center of the room and then drew in the combination of symbols needed to unlock the secret passageway to the basement. She drew the three legendary symbols into the wood with the special chalk she found behind one of the books. Then the table vanished into thin air and the floor began to shake as that vanished too. Now a stairwell appeared the stairwell that would lead to the basement of the mansion. The stairwell only special people knew about. They were not in awe as they have come down these stairs countless times and so they just headed to their destination. The basement was not really a basement it was more a control center of Twilight Town with countless monitors showing infinite details of the town and other projects Ansem the Wise was working on and there in the center of it all seated in computer chair was the man who controlled the town. Ansem the Wise was seated facing the main monitors working on a new project it looked like and beside him was the person the detective dou were looking for. King Mickey was pointing at a screen telling Ansem some very scientific statement about what they should do. Axel cleared his throat to announce our presence cutting the King off causing him and Ansem to turn around. They both looked very pleased to see it was them walking in and both had big welcoming smiles on their faces. "King Mickey." Axel and Hachi both greeted with a small bow. "Grandpa!" Hachi ran towards him and gave Ansem a huge hug. "Oh! My love hello to you too." he said in a loving grandfatherly tone returning the hug. Hachi finally let go and stepped back. "Sir." Axel greeted with a slight nod. "Well hello Axel I see you're doing well." He said his voice sounding stern. "Why gosh! Ansem you don't have to sound so formal you've known Axel since he was a little boy why the sudden change in tone towards him?" the King inquired. "Your Majesty it's kinda because Axel and I are now going out and well Grandpa is just being protective of me that's all." Hachi answered his question for her grandfather as he was now having an evil glare match with Axel and could not respond. " Oh! Well congratulations you two! I always knew someday you two would get together! Anyway why are you two here?" the King gushed. "We're here to ask you some questions your Majesty." Hachi said respectfully yet casually. "You can ask me whatever you want Hachi." the King said as friendly and kind as ever. "Well your Majesty we were wondering if you had any sea salt ice cream today?" she asked waiting patiently for his answer. "I'm sorry I haven't had any today. Is that all you wanted to ask me?" he asked bemused. "No. I was also wondering if Sora was here?" she asked. "I'm sorry he's not. He's running an errand for me in Radiant Garden and then I believe he said he was going to Destiny Islands to spend some time with Kairi. Why did you need him for something?" he stated. "No I was just wondering where he was that's all. Thank you for your help your Majesty." She said with a sigh. "Well I'm glad I could help but your Grandfather and I must head out we're going to do some on-field research so we'll leave you two to lock up, okay?" his Majesty said as he grabbed Grandpa's arm and began to head out of the basement. "We will! Be safe and nice talking to you!" She called out towards their retreating forms. Axel let out a huff of frustration while Hachi made herself comfortable in her Grandfather's chair. "What are you doing?" he asked finally noticing she was typing something into the main computer. "I'm looking up the security tapes of the town to see if I can find out who the culprit is." She said still focused on locating the recorded footage. "You're a genius hon.! Now we don't have to keep walking around town searching for suspects!" Axel gushed hugging Hachi from behind the chair. "I know. Hey! I think I found it! But it's all blurry I can't make out who it is..." She said squinting her eyes to get a better look. "Look it's...."
Who do you think is the culprit?...
Friday, October 31, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Blog Assignment #5 - Story Starters 400+
Goats, sheep, and chickens belong on the farm, not in the middle of Central Park singing and dancing performing a show for children. It’s not the natural way of things. Animals shouldn’t be able to sing, dance, and TALK! It’s unnatural! It’s not the way of life no matter how entertaining they are. Even though I do like Jack the rabbit’s magic act. Oh! I like Marlin the Clown fish’s comedy act too! But that’s not the point animals aren’t supposed to talk but I’m going to find out why they can now to the investigator mobile! But first I'm going to need a disguise so no one recognizes me. Ah ha! This detective costume will work perfectly. Now to the investigator mobile! But where do I go from here I have no leads and no idea where to go. Hmm… I’ll go to Times Square maybe I can find someone who can give me a clue. 20 minutes later… Ugh! Stupid corvette driver swerving into lanes. Anyway back to the mission he looks like a guy who would have a clue. Hey you! Yeah you! Can I ask you a couple of questions? Okay thanks. So what do you think about animals talking? Neat huh? Interesting… Do you know anything about why they talk? Hmm... okay thank you for your co-operation. Damn! He didn't know anything that would give me a lead. Hey! What if I asked that horse over there to help me? He'll most likely give me a lead it's like hearing the answer straight from the horse's mouth. Excuse me! Hello do you know anything about why animals can suddenly talk? Hmm... Dr. Finklestein created a chemical that got loose in the air and now animals talk... Wait! What? That can't possibly be true. Wouldn't the chemical react to everything and throw the world into a giant unbalanced state? No because the chemical never reacted to anything but the animals... Well then that's true nothing ever changed once it got loose except for the animals... Well then thank you... Ed? Thank you very much for helping me solve the mystery of the talking animals. Have a nice day! Well then that was an interesting adventure.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Blog Assignment 2 "What If..."
What would happen if you could fly whenever you wanted? When would you use this ability?
If I could fly I would be using that ability to travel around the world whenever I wanted especially when I’m feeling homesick. I would fly to New York and just hang out for the day or just have a slice of pizza at my favorite pizza place in Flushing. I would travel to Italy, Spain, Japan, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Bahamas, Hawaii, Alaska, Ireland, Iceland, and basically any other place beautiful and extravagant that I would want to go to like Antarctica. To fly would be an awfully big adventure.
What would happen if there were no televisions? Why would this be good? Bad?
If there were no more TVs I would cry so hard because that would mean no more Reba, George Lopez, Full House, Home Improvement, Family Matters, and CARTOONS! I’d literally mourn for a year for my lost shows but if the internet were still up and running I wouldn’t have to mourn because I could easily find my shows and watch them online. But it wouldn’t be the same without TVs you wouldn’t have the same atmosphere if you went on a computer and watched the shows/movies on there. Without TVs you wouldn’t be able to have a movie night at your house with a bag of popcorn all snuggled up in your pj's and a blanket cause there would be no TV to watch it on. So without TVs it would be very bad for those who love to watch it.
What if all the streets were rivers? What would be different?
It would be like Venice, Italy we would have to be traveling through the town on gondolas! For me it would be an interesting change but a very good change because it would help the environment. It would be an Eco-friendly way to travel and would be a way to cut back from oil and gas necessities.It would also be a calmer more romantic way to travel.
What would happen if people never co-operated? Why do you think it is important to co-operate?
It’s important to co-operate because people are naturally social and we wouldn't have a government, protection, families, so we'd all wind up dying throughout time and the earth would become an inhabitable planet.
What would happen if it really did rain cats and dogs?
If it really rained cats and dogs the world would be over populated?
I would grab a puppy and take it home with me, saving it from the brutal death of being smashed into the ground and becoming buzzard food.
What would happen if animals could talk? What are some of the questions you would like to ask animals?
If animals could talk they would probably create their own government or live as civilians in our system. I would probably ask a turtle what is the regular lifespan for a turtle? Or ask a zebra if it's white with black stripes or black with white stripes? So on and so forth.
What would happen if everyone wore the same clothes?
People would not be able to express their creativity and it would be a monotonous environment but it would help people to see the inward differences in a person and so understanding them better.
What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did?
Our earth would be completely polluted and our ozone layer would be nonexistent which would then remove us of our protection from UV rays which would cause more skin cancer in people because sunblock's prices would skyrocket and only the rich would be able to afford it which would leave most of the population of this world to die a horrible death.
What if you could walk up walls and across ceilings?
Well I wouldn't be able to complain that I can't reach anything anymore.
What would happen if you grew taller than trees? How would this change your life?
I would be happy cause no one would be able to call me short anymore but then again area 51 would probably capture me and turn me into a giant multimillion dollar science experiment.
What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life?
Well for one thing the majority of people would be skinnier and be immensely healthier which would make doctors less needed. (YAY!) It would be harder because I would need to plan out the amount of time it would take to get everywhere by foot so I wouldn't be late to anything.
What if everyone lived under water? Where would people live? What games would children play? What would school be like?
If everyone lived under water it would be like living in a city like Oota Gunga on Naboo (Star Wars). People would be living in the under water city. Children would be playing Blitzball (Final Fantasy X) which is a mixture of soccer and football in a water sphere. School wouldn't really have many changes other than the fact of transportation, and optional uniforms.
What would happen if you found gold in your backyard?
I would probably buy everything I've ever wanted like an Aston Martin Vanquish12 S or my own theme park!
What would you do if a bully bothered you on your way home?
I'd probably ignore them or beat the crap out of them if the didn't comply with my oral confrontation.
What would you do if you did very poorly of a test?
I'd probably ask the teacher if I could take a retake and then study really hard for the retake and probably get a better grade on the retake.
What would you do if a friend borrows things from you but never returns them?
I would hunt them down and get back whats mine not physically though because I would never hurt one of my friends intentionally.
What would you do if you were the teacher and everyone forgot his homework?
I would ask my students why they didn't do it and what did they find hard about it and then try to help them understand it better so they could do it and turn it in the next day.
What would you do if you were in the middle of the lake and your boat began to leak?
I would freak and start pouring out the water. Then, when all else failed I would swim to shore.
What would you do if your friend had a broken leg? How would you cheer him up?
If one of my friends broke their leg? I would most likely help them get around and design their cast in a cool way so they're not as embarrassed when they're at school.
What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?
I would first think 'why the hell am I here?' then try to communicate with someone by using body language. Or I would find a gift shop and get an English- whatever language they speak there dictionary and communicate that way.
What would you do if you ordered an ice cream cone and you forgot to bring money?
I would call my mom on my cell to bring me money if she isn't already with me.
What would you do if someone got in front of you when you were in line at the movies?
I would tell them calmly that they cut the line and that I was there first. If they got an attitude with me I'd tell them off or get a manager or something to correct their mistake.
What would you do if only one hot dog is left and neither you nor your friend have had one?
I would spilt it in half simple enough.
What would you do if two of your best friends went to the movies without inviting you?
I would feel upset and then talk to them about it.Then I'd just get over it.
What would you do if you got a present you didn't like?
Tell the person that gave me it thank you and then stuff it in my closet when they were away.
What would you do if you promised to feed your pet and you didn't?
I probably wouldn't forget but if I was not able to do it I would call my grandma or grandpa to feed her for me.
What would you do if someone told you a joke that you don't think is funny?
I wouldn't laugh and tell them it's not funny especially if it's an offensive joke to others or myself.
What would you do if you wanted to be friends with someone who spoke no English?
I'd either find someone to translate for me or get an get one of those languages for dummies books.
If I could fly I would be using that ability to travel around the world whenever I wanted especially when I’m feeling homesick. I would fly to New York and just hang out for the day or just have a slice of pizza at my favorite pizza place in Flushing. I would travel to Italy, Spain, Japan, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Bahamas, Hawaii, Alaska, Ireland, Iceland, and basically any other place beautiful and extravagant that I would want to go to like Antarctica. To fly would be an awfully big adventure.
What would happen if there were no televisions? Why would this be good? Bad?
If there were no more TVs I would cry so hard because that would mean no more Reba, George Lopez, Full House, Home Improvement, Family Matters, and CARTOONS! I’d literally mourn for a year for my lost shows but if the internet were still up and running I wouldn’t have to mourn because I could easily find my shows and watch them online. But it wouldn’t be the same without TVs you wouldn’t have the same atmosphere if you went on a computer and watched the shows/movies on there. Without TVs you wouldn’t be able to have a movie night at your house with a bag of popcorn all snuggled up in your pj's and a blanket cause there would be no TV to watch it on. So without TVs it would be very bad for those who love to watch it.
What if all the streets were rivers? What would be different?
It would be like Venice, Italy we would have to be traveling through the town on gondolas! For me it would be an interesting change but a very good change because it would help the environment. It would be an Eco-friendly way to travel and would be a way to cut back from oil and gas necessities.It would also be a calmer more romantic way to travel.
What would happen if people never co-operated? Why do you think it is important to co-operate?
It’s important to co-operate because people are naturally social and we wouldn't have a government, protection, families, so we'd all wind up dying throughout time and the earth would become an inhabitable planet.
What would happen if it really did rain cats and dogs?
If it really rained cats and dogs the world would be over populated?
I would grab a puppy and take it home with me, saving it from the brutal death of being smashed into the ground and becoming buzzard food.
What would happen if animals could talk? What are some of the questions you would like to ask animals?
If animals could talk they would probably create their own government or live as civilians in our system. I would probably ask a turtle what is the regular lifespan for a turtle? Or ask a zebra if it's white with black stripes or black with white stripes? So on and so forth.
What would happen if everyone wore the same clothes?
People would not be able to express their creativity and it would be a monotonous environment but it would help people to see the inward differences in a person and so understanding them better.
What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did?
Our earth would be completely polluted and our ozone layer would be nonexistent which would then remove us of our protection from UV rays which would cause more skin cancer in people because sunblock's prices would skyrocket and only the rich would be able to afford it which would leave most of the population of this world to die a horrible death.
What if you could walk up walls and across ceilings?
Well I wouldn't be able to complain that I can't reach anything anymore.
What would happen if you grew taller than trees? How would this change your life?
I would be happy cause no one would be able to call me short anymore but then again area 51 would probably capture me and turn me into a giant multimillion dollar science experiment.
What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life?
Well for one thing the majority of people would be skinnier and be immensely healthier which would make doctors less needed. (YAY!) It would be harder because I would need to plan out the amount of time it would take to get everywhere by foot so I wouldn't be late to anything.
What if everyone lived under water? Where would people live? What games would children play? What would school be like?
If everyone lived under water it would be like living in a city like Oota Gunga on Naboo (Star Wars). People would be living in the under water city. Children would be playing Blitzball (Final Fantasy X) which is a mixture of soccer and football in a water sphere. School wouldn't really have many changes other than the fact of transportation, and optional uniforms.
What would happen if you found gold in your backyard?
I would probably buy everything I've ever wanted like an Aston Martin Vanquish12 S or my own theme park!
What would you do if a bully bothered you on your way home?
I'd probably ignore them or beat the crap out of them if the didn't comply with my oral confrontation.
What would you do if you did very poorly of a test?
I'd probably ask the teacher if I could take a retake and then study really hard for the retake and probably get a better grade on the retake.
What would you do if a friend borrows things from you but never returns them?
I would hunt them down and get back whats mine not physically though because I would never hurt one of my friends intentionally.
What would you do if you were the teacher and everyone forgot his homework?
I would ask my students why they didn't do it and what did they find hard about it and then try to help them understand it better so they could do it and turn it in the next day.
What would you do if you were in the middle of the lake and your boat began to leak?
I would freak and start pouring out the water. Then, when all else failed I would swim to shore.
What would you do if your friend had a broken leg? How would you cheer him up?
If one of my friends broke their leg? I would most likely help them get around and design their cast in a cool way so they're not as embarrassed when they're at school.
What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?
I would first think 'why the hell am I here?' then try to communicate with someone by using body language. Or I would find a gift shop and get an English- whatever language they speak there dictionary and communicate that way.
What would you do if you ordered an ice cream cone and you forgot to bring money?
I would call my mom on my cell to bring me money if she isn't already with me.
What would you do if someone got in front of you when you were in line at the movies?
I would tell them calmly that they cut the line and that I was there first. If they got an attitude with me I'd tell them off or get a manager or something to correct their mistake.
What would you do if only one hot dog is left and neither you nor your friend have had one?
I would spilt it in half simple enough.
What would you do if two of your best friends went to the movies without inviting you?
I would feel upset and then talk to them about it.Then I'd just get over it.
What would you do if you got a present you didn't like?
Tell the person that gave me it thank you and then stuff it in my closet when they were away.
What would you do if you promised to feed your pet and you didn't?
I probably wouldn't forget but if I was not able to do it I would call my grandma or grandpa to feed her for me.
What would you do if someone told you a joke that you don't think is funny?
I wouldn't laugh and tell them it's not funny especially if it's an offensive joke to others or myself.
What would you do if you wanted to be friends with someone who spoke no English?
I'd either find someone to translate for me or get an get one of those languages for dummies books.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
9/11/08 - 1st Official Blog (YAY!!)
YAY!! My 1st Official (to my standards at least)Blog Post!! I'm so excited I don't know what to write! But don't worry I'll write something I'm not going to let the post like this. Well, my day today was nerve-racking as I had to go to the doc's because my stomach has been a little off and the doc said I had to get some blood work done. Now most people might think okay so what's the big deal. Well, I have a phobia of needles a MAJOR phobia of needles. I'm shaking just typing this it scares me that much! But on to my story where was I again...*scrolls up* Ah! Well we had to go to a lab in the next town over and I was freaking out walking in the place. When they called my name the second I sat down in a chair which picked my nerves up another notch. As I walked into the room with my mom I stopped the second I spotted sharp objects and a chair that looked like they killed people in it (it looked like an electric chair without the head piece). I freaked and stood perfectly still and prayed to god that I didn't have to get this done. My mom began to shove me to get in the chair as the lady said I should but I didn't budge. My mom still nudging me was giving the lady my info to put in the system when the lady announced the price to get the work done. My mom's eyes bugged out as the lady told her it was 310 bucks just to get the work done! My mom being on a budget said no thank you and upon hearing my cue I RAN OUT of the building and to our car in the small parking lot in front of the building. And let me tell you I never felt so relieved in my entire life (not really but today it felt like it)! So yeah that was my doc experience today. But onwards to other topics! Like... hmm... the fact that I must get off because my mom is kicking me off my own computer! I know it's sad but I must get off because if not she'll kick my ass for not getting off so...BYE ALL!! Until my next post!
~Hachi ^w^
~Hachi ^w^
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