08/29/08 No more...

No clue what I'm going to talk about today. I finished the last book of the series I was reading, and, unlike some of the other books, it seemed a little less implying that there would be another one. I think there might be, but I'm not sure. ...I gotta get a hobby. I've been thinking about writing a couple random reports, though on what I'm not sure. I'll at least want to work on some short stories. Improv, of course. -shrugs- I miss Seminary. It's coming back in around a week probably, but I still miss it.

-yawns- I like Anna. She just lays there while I'm doing some schoolwork. Very lovely dog.

Okay... Getting tired of this. Maybe I should just get on with ALEKS and be done with it. Sorry, everybody. I've taken on a certain lull that can only be described as boredom in the fullest. Even a fate of radicals and polynomials and all kinds of other horrors that are much harder to spell is starting to seem interesting... Bye everyone, we shall meet again.

08/28/08 You know what I'm going to say

Yeah, I'm sweaty, I need a shower, there's a book and Algebra waiting for me and I've just regained some control over things around here. I don't have much time.

So, without much in depth recollection, I shall see if I can piece together a few things I missed. During this week, I helped a bunny in need, got a guy in a straitjacket onto a unicycle, was recognized in said event, watched with faked enthusiasm a man talking about airplanes, read more of a charming series, and moreover attacked the vast array of junk that has sneaked back into this house. Other than that, I am a young man. You now know all that I'll probably ever tell you here.

-stretches- Well, that was fun. Now that this merry little post is on its way, I shall be, as well. -poof-

08/27/08 -yawns- Only one left?

I just finished the third book of the Ranger's Apprentice... I'm beginning to think I should be reading less. For one thing, I'm running out of book. -shrugs- I'll find another series.

Anywho, We (Andrew and I) went to the fair with dad on Monday. Surprisingly, it was pretty fun. I mean, around the middle it got a little boring when we ran out of things we wanted to see and we kept missing shows, but after a while we got into the rhythm of them and we got to see some pretty cool stuff. Sea lions, jugglers, and towards the end we got to watch some acrobats. XD The hypnotist, to my standards, wasn't the most enjoyable, but it had its moments.

Hmm, so... What else? School's nice. I gotta get back to it soon, but it's nice. -sighs- Oh, if only I was an interesting person! Yeah... not gunna happen.

So this is the conclusion to our monotony. Farewell, lively folks.

08/26/08 YES!

Um... This is going to be another short post... I've got three books at the library for me and two to return. Must. Do. Homework... Ugh! So yes, life is good. My history work is all finished, so now I just have to do ALEKS and Japanese. I'll do PE on the way to the library. ^^

Uh... That's all. Sorry guys... If you're looking for something purely awesome to read, you could try the Ranger's Apprentice. That's what I'm doing and I haven't been disappointed. I've finally found a book that's not drowned in romance or pathetic characters. They're mortal! And the heroic scenes are realistic enough to the point where a teenager could beat one of the toughest guys ever and it still makes sense. -nods- Very happy. So uh... -runs off to get the hour of brain melting over with-

08/22/08 Good book

Hi, peoples. Time to actually post...

So, I suppose I should start with the Encampment– Wow, that was a long time ago...

It was good. The Teachers and Deacons went up a day later than the Priests, so that was interesting. -nods- Really fun, though. Lots of stuff to do. Plus, I got to collect the sixteen trading cards of the modern day prophets. XD Good stuff. Although I have to say: the people who started with Joseph Fielding Smith mostly turned out as a bunch of crooks. -shakes head- Selling a prophet, piece of paper or otherwise. Not good. Still, other than that, I was pleased with how the people there were. There were just thousands of them. (No exaggeration)

Next off... Fort Bragg trip? Not much happened over the weekend. We got to visit with D & T, so that was pretty awesome, but as far as going out and doing something, I can't recall anything. Mostly just talking and playing Crack the Case. So, the trip. It was pretty amazing. I'd just like to say right off the bat, though, that just because it was a sibling trip, it's not meaning that we actively wanted for mom to be left out. It was just that through everything that's been going on, with the divorce and all the other odd happenings that have come up, this was a time where we could get together and sort of renew the knowledge that no matter what happens with the divorce, we'll still be siblings and that will never change. Something like this will probably not happen again for years. I mean, we might still get together for a night during a visit, but over all, the majority will be spent together with everyone. It's not that we didn't want parents, there. It's just that that isn't our only relationship. We're a family, with relatives who care about us, but we're also brothers and sisters. And even though we have our own opinions about mom and dad, we wanted to have a chance to look at our relationship without worrying about how the divorce changes things and know that it won't change us. So, I'm sorry that it was hard for mom, but I want her to know why it happened like this, or as far as I can tell through my opinion.

Now that that's... settled? I suppose I should talk about how things went. It was pretty cool, both the experience and Fort Bragg itself. We got to check out the town, and some of Mendocino, too. But of course, who goes camping for window shopping? (Please don't answer that. I seriously do not understand it...) We got to go to several of the beaches, check out the tide pools, and there were loads of good climbing trees. Now, what we did was very fun, but I'm not sure if I've been on many campouts were we ate as good as we did there. Good stuff all around. And yes, Sariah, I gained back seven of the ten pounds I lost while I was sick, five of which I'm sure were from the campout... (But we all know it's mostly muscle. -nods-)

I don't know how to condense it. The stuff we did and the food we ate were great and all, but it just felt really nice to have everyone there so we could talk openly about anything we felt like. Whether it was the divorce or odd things like the Mole. It didn't matter. So yeah, this might happen again in the future, but as far as I can guess, next up will be everybody. (Well, except maybe Andrew, but he'll be doing more important things.)

That basically catches things up. Sorry if this a a little... short? I dunno, I figure there's not much chance in capturing the whole thing in detail, so this is as good as I'm going. It occurs to me, though, that I completely forgot to mention the speakers at the Encampment and that I got to say hi to John Bytheway while he was arriving at the ranch. (How could I miss that? :/) So, now you know, it was nice. The speakers were nice... Hurrah for Israel! Yeah... that was fun...

Tada! Le end, good luck with... Life. Bye!

08/21/08 Cut short

Heh heh...

I'm not starting reviews today... I have a book... and it's wonderful... and I must start reading it... The end.

Um... yeah. Bye!

08/20/08 Landing on one's feet

I've always admired those who go through a break in routine and yet still manage to function well on reunification. With the close of Summer and the return from several camping trips, I'm relearning the struggles that come from lost time. Two weeks gone from most announcements and right off the bat I head into a meeting to talk about the next month of activities. Does it end there? Not really. The next day is back to school, with all the uncertainties of the first day. What I'm doing, what needs doing before I take a certain class, the basics. Perhaps not so troublesome, but it always seems more annoying at the moment. Hindsight... Wonderful thing.

In other news, the Mole season finale came out last week. Pretty good, I suppose, although I say the mole was the wrong person. It was Craig, and yes, he was good, but it should've been Mark. Craig was too obvious. There are the obvious moles and the completely impossible moles. He was the latter. He's so clearly not the mole that you know he's faking something. Not to mention the tiny detail that Mark kept out more twice as much money out of the pot as Craig, as far as I can tell. Mark was the perfect mole. He sabotaged in the dark, making others perform poorly while performing amazingly himself. He was the die hard kind of guy who worked hard at everything. Yet even with this, he still did massive damage himself. I mean, seriously, Craig hardly did anything to mess with other people. His sabotages were small and personal, keeping a finite amount of money from the pot while Mark was doing his job for him. -shakes head- Disappointing.

So, anyway, life is mostly good. I've got a service project coming up that sounds pretty... unpleasant. 'Course, everyone knows those get you the most points with the awesome-est guy ever. -nods- Silver lining. It's there. -twiddles thumbs- Kay... Now I'm out. I could talk about the hitherto mentioned campouts, but something tells me I'll wait until later. To much to do before six. -nods-

This being said, I shall leave you all in a state of suspense, waiting on the edges of your seats to see what the reviews will be. To add to the suspense... A dramatic exit! -bursts into flame and jumps out a window-

08/06/08 Encampment

I'm going to jump off into the woods again. No clue how, or even where, really, but Imma do it. Twice.

-stares at bulging backpack- Maybe I'm bringing too much... -packs in a measuring tape, yawns-

In answer to a comment on the last post, Hubert still hasn't come back from his 'two week' vacation. Fish is with him. The monkeys are somewhere on the east coast of North America. Hedge has been called back to take a rest for a few days before returning to the search. That's all I know, okay? Apparently not everyone is so fond of living in an asylum.

I don't want to do things. I don't want to eat, either, but I really should. I've been losing /way/ too much weight in this short of a time. Ten pounds in less than a week? A little much.

Well, that's my story. I'm tired. And I have to pack. Toodles.

08/04/08 Amazing...

-stares in awe at Hopelessness- It's so... cool. You can't see it... but at the same time, you can... Weird...

'Brighten' your day??? I make a humongous fuss about not really wanting to do it, and this makes you feel /good/? -lightbulb- I have... and idea. IF she was glad because she knew that much more how much I sacrificed to please her, maybe I can relate this to daily life... Teenagers aren't annoying... They're making their parents happy... That is, when they do what they're supposed to. Most just sit around and complain about stuff online. (XD) We don't know any of those people.
So if there was a bigger fuss before hand, even the smaller things will mean something... Thanks mom! I know just what to do now!

The Mole...
#o~º

Sorry, Hedge, I don't think a magnifying glass is going to help with this one. 'Still say it's Mark, though. Nicole and Craig should have the whole speed vs. detail battle. Nicole has said a couple times that she's mostly just doing it as quickly as possible. Craig, on the other hand, might go more accuracy. 'Course, I /suppose/ IF Craig was the mole... Mark would be another good choice for the speedy/accurate comparison. Everyone knows he spends enough time with his journal.

So yeah, TB and I helped the Malans move this morning. -head drops- I'll miss them. Bro. Malan was an awesome speaker, and, understandably, a great teacher. ...Big head idols. -nods- They had smiley faces, but they usually didn't last long. Apparently, big head idols were pretty common in the Old Testament. 'Kept getting smashed, though. Phonies aren't appreciated.

Delightful. So that's most of my day. For the weekend... I was sick. The lame kind where you can't get up much because your head says "no". I think I may have gotten it when I was working in the downstairs fireplace. ...Or in the sea room. -shrugs- It's gone now. And I lost five pounds! I don't weigh one fifty anymore... -sighs- Oh well, I'll have it back sooner than I'd like anyhow.

Tada! That is the end to this remarkable post of insanity. Seriously. So yeah, have fun and do /not/ jump off a cliff. Bad idea. Bye!

08/01/08 -_- Oh well.

You had to tag the lazy one, didn't you? -sighs and mumbles something about chainletters-

Before I get to that truly sparkling topic, however, I would like to say a few words...

I've been looking back through old episodes and I'm almost positive it's Mark. Reason this time? Targets. After watching the eliminated players, I've noticed that the people going for Nicole and Craig were being knocked off. Craig might still be here because he's the mole, but I think it's because he's been watching Mark. Craig wanted an exemption on that episode and he explained why he sabotaged the group. Mole-ish? Perhaps, but more mole-ish is the fact that Mark lit the sparks of uncertainty when the mission began.

Now, for the 'fun'. part.

I was tagged by Mom (you probably know her...)

Finish These Five

Rules:
Each player answers the questions themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know that they've been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you've posted your answers.

The Five-

Ten years ago… I was shorter than four feet and stank at chess.

Five things on today's "to do" list…

1) Clean downstairs fireplace. -check-

2) Clean up family room. -check-

3) Sand. -check-

4) Prepare for camp(s) -heh heh...-

5) Household chores. -mostly check-
Oh yeah, I'm good...

Five Snacks I enjoy… .

1) Uh... I don't really eat... snacks. Desserts or appetizers, perhaps. For the heck of it, though, let's say popcorn.

2) Ice cream is good.

3) Apples are good, too.

4) Running out of options...

5) Water???

Five Things I would do if I was a millionaire…

1) Further experiments regarding mental psychology

2) Turn it over to... someone who knew what they were doing. Like, maybe a legal adult???

3) Savings?

4) Seriously, I'm not this complicated. I don't need five spaces.

5) What mom said.

Five Places I have lived…

-blinks- Now, this is mean.
1) Sacramento, CA

2)...

3)...

4)...

5) I'm adventurous.

I'm tagging...

1) Towel Boy xP

2) Sharp Shutter

3) Uh... who hasn't been tagged yet?

4) Whatever, that's good enough. I'll be rebellious and say that you guys are lucky enough to get this much.

5) Why are you still asking me that??? Fine... Has Debi been tagged yet? No fancy links. Odds are you know where to go anyway. If not... Sorry for the immense disappointment you no doubt are feeling, even as I continue to crush your dreams of reading a hilarious response to this dreadful thing.

I thought that'd never be over. Next time you say five questions, how about they /stay/ five questions. Having multiple answers required never helped anyone.