Ok seriously I know everyone hates hearing about this but maybe after having this pounded into your brain you might actually do something about it.
I can't get the actual video directly on here, so you'll have to copy and paste the link. For some of you that might be a lot of work, but PLEASE do it.
http://www.syracuse.com/have-you-heard/index.ssf/2011/05/viral_video_of_the_day_dear_16-year-old_me.html#cmpid=v2mode_be_smoref_face
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Why?
Seriously I feel like since the year is winding down we should be easing out of our school year...right? Well wrong I guess according to the teachers. I've got so much going on it's ridiculous. The anthology project for this class, a research paper for my English class while reading two other books, on top of regular homework. Since I have enough homework to reconstruct a life-size version of Buckingham Palace, 
does anyone want to do it for me? Any takers? PPLLLLEEEEAAAAASSSSEEEEE!
does anyone want to do it for me? Any takers? PPLLLLEEEEAAAAASSSSEEEEE!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Over It.
I'm so over spending 5+ hours in a car for the weekend. Thank God my competition season is done and I don't have any long car trips for a while. Seriously, the eight hours yesterday just about killed me. I'm so tired!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Anthology Project
Theme: Anything on, around, associated with beaches
1. The Rock in the Sea by: Archibald MacLeish
2. Shell by: Harriet Brown
3. On the Seashore by: Rabindranath Tagore
4. Shoreline by: Mary Barnard
5. The Beach at Sunset by: Eloise Klein Healy
6. At Popham Beach by: Thorpe Moeckel
7. The Sea Shell by: Marin Sorescu
Video Poem: On the Seashore
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Dove A Day
Although I'm not married and don't have my own home to take care of, I thought this was a great quotation. When I first read it I thought of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding and when the mother says, "The man may be the head of the house, but the woman is the neck, and she can turn the head any way she wants." When I look at couples who have been married or have even dated for a long time I think it's funny as to how true this can really be.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Reading: Catching Fire
Last minute reading post for the super busy past two weeks. This is from page 355-391 (the end of the book....finally).
Katniss really feels connected with Peeta. Her goal is still to clear the rest of the competition and get Peeta to win. She second guesses herself about how long the alliance will last and if the group is really secretively looking out for Peeta.
Peeta and Katniss go off to the water where she teaches him how to swim. While they're by themselves, Katniss suggests that they break off from the pack because there are only eight left. Peeta promises they'll split after Brutus and Enobaria are dead. Turns out Beetee has come up with his own plan to kill Brutus and Enobaria and wants them to be next. The duo isn't anywhere to be found on the beach and the alliance decides that they must have gone to the jungle to spy on them and eat.
Beetee's plan is to run his wire that is highly conductive in between the lighting strikes. His plan is that anyone touching the wire or anything it is connected to would be electrocuted when the lightening strikes.
When the group goes walking through the forest to set the trap Finnick suggests that Katniss take the lead because she can "hear the forcefield" with her Capitol repaired ear. Beetee isn't buying this, because he's the one who show her how to do it in the training center, but he doesn't say anything.
While fishing, Peeta finds an oyster, opens it and gives Katniss the pearl inside. She believes this will be her last gift from Peeta. She plans on keeping it hoping that when she dies it'll make it back to her family so they can give it to Peeta before they burry her body.
Katniss and Johanna leave to drop the wire into the water by the beach and Peeta is worried no one will be there to protect her. She stays optimistic and tells Peeta she will see him at midnight, meaning she'll live. The wire vibrates and then falls down around them. Someone has cut the wire, they're sure of it. Katniss is lying on her back and can't see straight as a result of the vibration. Johanna is sitting on Katniss's chest holding her down while being stabbed in the arm with something. Out of no where Brutus comes out and is shouting to Enorbaria that "she's as good as dead" (referring to Katniss?). Katniss thinks the alliance is over and that Finnick and Johanna have made an agreement to bail on Katniss and Peeta.
Someone's died and this sends Katniss into a running frenzy. She trips over Beetee's wire, but gets out and keeps heading for Peeta. When she reaches the area where the others were. Beetee is up in the tree moaning and cut and holding the knife that Peeta was carrying earlier. Luckily she finds Peeta and he's realized that everyone is hunting them.
Finnick and Enobaria show up but Katniss is out of their view. Another cannon goes off. Katniss is up in the tree ready to kill Enobaria leaving Peeta with only one enemy left to kill.Katniss remembers Haymitch's words "Katniss, when you're in the arena...You just remember who the enemy is." She now knows what he is talking about. She takes her arrow while looking for the sweet spot in the force field and sends her arrow flying through. She's thrown to the ground and before the explosion, she finds a star.
Katniss doesn't think they'll let anyone survive this Quarter Quell. She can imagine President Snow reading, "...a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol..." She's sorry that she couldn't save Peeta. A hovercraft is over Katniss, the claw drops, and when she's inside she sees Plutarch Heavensbee (the Head Gamemaker).
Katniss drops out of consciousness, when she awakes she has tubes in her arm that are trying to keep her alive. She rips them out and goes unconscious again. When she comes to she sees Beetee hooked up to ten machines and all she wants to do is die. Katniss considers killing Beetee in the moment but decides to put it off. She walks down the hallway and over hears Plutarch talking to someone. He says, " No, I'm sorry. There's no way I can get you to Four. But I've given special orders for her retrieval if possible. It's the best I can do, Finnick." WHAT?!?! Next she hears Haymitch saying he'll keep "her" alive as bait.
Haymitch explains to Katniss what happened, and it goes like this... There had always been a plan to break the victors from the arena when the Quell began (victors from District 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 11 had some sort of knowledge about this). Turns out Plutarch has been in an undercover group for years whose goal is to defy the Capitol. Everything was a specific sign or code to those who knew. It was quite a detailed set up. The hovercraft that captured Katniss was from District 13, yup that's right 13. Bonnie and Twill, the ladies from the woods, were right about 13. Currently those in the hovercraft are on their way to District 13 while a majority of Panem is in a full-blown rebellion.
Haymitch didn't tell Peeta and Katniss because he thought it would be way too risky of a move. He explains that once the force field was blown they'd be the first ones to be captured and the less they knew the better. Everyone promised to save Katniss and Peeta and keep them alive. Johanna pinning Katniss was done so she could cut the tracker from Katniss's arm. Katniss had to be saved, Haymitch explains to her that, "...you are the mockingjay. While you live, the revolution lives." Peeta has been picked up by the Capitol along with Enobaria and Johanna. This pisses Katniss off and sends her lurching across the room ready to claw Haymitch with her fingernails.
People pry Katniss off of Haymitch, restrain her, and as she slips out of consciousness again Finnick explains that he wanted to go back and save Peeta, but he couldn't move. He says it'll be better for Peeta because the Capitol will learn that he knows nothing and will just use him as bait against Katniss. Without giving up Katniss says they'll use Peeta as bait for her while they use Annie as bait for Finnick. Then and there Finnick just wishes he along with everyone else would be dead.
Katniss starts weighing out the option of Peeta's chances for survival and death. Right now she's decided if she can't have him back she'd rather have him dead. She knows the Capitol will never give him back to her. Katniss is giving up and letting the people around her pump whatever into her that they want with the hopes that if she dies maybe Peeta will live. She blames Haymitch for using them as pieces in the games.
She opens her eyes and sees Gale. He's been burnt and his arm is in a sling. She immediately asks about Prim and her mother and he tells her that they're alive. After the games, he tells her that the Capitol dropped firebombs on District 12 and he saved them. Gale tells her that there isn't a District 12 left...
Ah can't wait to start the next book, the third and final one, Mockingjay!!
Katniss really feels connected with Peeta. Her goal is still to clear the rest of the competition and get Peeta to win. She second guesses herself about how long the alliance will last and if the group is really secretively looking out for Peeta.
Peeta and Katniss go off to the water where she teaches him how to swim. While they're by themselves, Katniss suggests that they break off from the pack because there are only eight left. Peeta promises they'll split after Brutus and Enobaria are dead. Turns out Beetee has come up with his own plan to kill Brutus and Enobaria and wants them to be next. The duo isn't anywhere to be found on the beach and the alliance decides that they must have gone to the jungle to spy on them and eat.
Beetee's plan is to run his wire that is highly conductive in between the lighting strikes. His plan is that anyone touching the wire or anything it is connected to would be electrocuted when the lightening strikes.
When the group goes walking through the forest to set the trap Finnick suggests that Katniss take the lead because she can "hear the forcefield" with her Capitol repaired ear. Beetee isn't buying this, because he's the one who show her how to do it in the training center, but he doesn't say anything.
While fishing, Peeta finds an oyster, opens it and gives Katniss the pearl inside. She believes this will be her last gift from Peeta. She plans on keeping it hoping that when she dies it'll make it back to her family so they can give it to Peeta before they burry her body.
Katniss and Johanna leave to drop the wire into the water by the beach and Peeta is worried no one will be there to protect her. She stays optimistic and tells Peeta she will see him at midnight, meaning she'll live. The wire vibrates and then falls down around them. Someone has cut the wire, they're sure of it. Katniss is lying on her back and can't see straight as a result of the vibration. Johanna is sitting on Katniss's chest holding her down while being stabbed in the arm with something. Out of no where Brutus comes out and is shouting to Enorbaria that "she's as good as dead" (referring to Katniss?). Katniss thinks the alliance is over and that Finnick and Johanna have made an agreement to bail on Katniss and Peeta.
Someone's died and this sends Katniss into a running frenzy. She trips over Beetee's wire, but gets out and keeps heading for Peeta. When she reaches the area where the others were. Beetee is up in the tree moaning and cut and holding the knife that Peeta was carrying earlier. Luckily she finds Peeta and he's realized that everyone is hunting them.
Finnick and Enobaria show up but Katniss is out of their view. Another cannon goes off. Katniss is up in the tree ready to kill Enobaria leaving Peeta with only one enemy left to kill.Katniss remembers Haymitch's words "Katniss, when you're in the arena...You just remember who the enemy is." She now knows what he is talking about. She takes her arrow while looking for the sweet spot in the force field and sends her arrow flying through. She's thrown to the ground and before the explosion, she finds a star.
Katniss doesn't think they'll let anyone survive this Quarter Quell. She can imagine President Snow reading, "...a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest among them cannot overcome the power of the Capitol..." She's sorry that she couldn't save Peeta. A hovercraft is over Katniss, the claw drops, and when she's inside she sees Plutarch Heavensbee (the Head Gamemaker).
Katniss drops out of consciousness, when she awakes she has tubes in her arm that are trying to keep her alive. She rips them out and goes unconscious again. When she comes to she sees Beetee hooked up to ten machines and all she wants to do is die. Katniss considers killing Beetee in the moment but decides to put it off. She walks down the hallway and over hears Plutarch talking to someone. He says, " No, I'm sorry. There's no way I can get you to Four. But I've given special orders for her retrieval if possible. It's the best I can do, Finnick." WHAT?!?! Next she hears Haymitch saying he'll keep "her" alive as bait.
Haymitch explains to Katniss what happened, and it goes like this... There had always been a plan to break the victors from the arena when the Quell began (victors from District 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 11 had some sort of knowledge about this). Turns out Plutarch has been in an undercover group for years whose goal is to defy the Capitol. Everything was a specific sign or code to those who knew. It was quite a detailed set up. The hovercraft that captured Katniss was from District 13, yup that's right 13. Bonnie and Twill, the ladies from the woods, were right about 13. Currently those in the hovercraft are on their way to District 13 while a majority of Panem is in a full-blown rebellion.
Haymitch didn't tell Peeta and Katniss because he thought it would be way too risky of a move. He explains that once the force field was blown they'd be the first ones to be captured and the less they knew the better. Everyone promised to save Katniss and Peeta and keep them alive. Johanna pinning Katniss was done so she could cut the tracker from Katniss's arm. Katniss had to be saved, Haymitch explains to her that, "...you are the mockingjay. While you live, the revolution lives." Peeta has been picked up by the Capitol along with Enobaria and Johanna. This pisses Katniss off and sends her lurching across the room ready to claw Haymitch with her fingernails.
People pry Katniss off of Haymitch, restrain her, and as she slips out of consciousness again Finnick explains that he wanted to go back and save Peeta, but he couldn't move. He says it'll be better for Peeta because the Capitol will learn that he knows nothing and will just use him as bait against Katniss. Without giving up Katniss says they'll use Peeta as bait for her while they use Annie as bait for Finnick. Then and there Finnick just wishes he along with everyone else would be dead.
Katniss starts weighing out the option of Peeta's chances for survival and death. Right now she's decided if she can't have him back she'd rather have him dead. She knows the Capitol will never give him back to her. Katniss is giving up and letting the people around her pump whatever into her that they want with the hopes that if she dies maybe Peeta will live. She blames Haymitch for using them as pieces in the games.
She opens her eyes and sees Gale. He's been burnt and his arm is in a sling. She immediately asks about Prim and her mother and he tells her that they're alive. After the games, he tells her that the Capitol dropped firebombs on District 12 and he saved them. Gale tells her that there isn't a District 12 left...
Ah can't wait to start the next book, the third and final one, Mockingjay!!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Reading: Catching Fire
So much to do with not near the amount of needed time. Really sorry I haven't had the time to make reading logs lately, but here's one from 326-354.
For every hour that passes on the clock something horrible (done by the Gamemakers) happens. They have nicknamed this "the clock theory." They've all gotten up and are on the move away from the the Gamemakers' troubles. Katniss relates the events back to her run in with Plutarch Heavensbee when he flashed her his mockingjay watch and hinted that "it starts at midnight."
Meanwhile Katniss likes having allies this time in the games even though she keeps trying to forget that she'll have to kill them. Peeta has been able to scratch out a map of the areas in the arena they've been in. The arena is shaped like a clock and he's able to match the destruction element to the literal hour on the clock and the hour (as in the location) on the clock
The Careers sneak up on Katniss and her alliance. The Careers manage to kill Wiress while Katniss's group kills Cashmere and Gloss. Katniss has thought about the previous action taken by other victors in the arena and she's come to realize that the others are trying to keep him alive. She thinks that Haymitch has said something and bribed the other victors who are with them.
Katniss hears a scream and thinks it's Prim, but for the first time she sees a jabberjay---the father of her beloved and treasured mockingjay. As they continue on Finnick also hears a scream, only it sounds like Annie, (you find out later that Annie won one year because she was the best swimmer and she went insane when her district partner was beheaded) it also turns out to be a jabberjay. They're aware that the Capitol is playing tricks on them. Another bird screams, this time it's Gale.
The two wonder why the others in the alliance haven't come to help them. It turns out Katniss and Finnick have been trapped by a clear thick glass wall. It has them trapped from the four-five o'clock hour on the clock and they'll be stuck there til the hour is over. Jabberjays come and start to fill up the entire enclosed area.
On the positive side, the victors have figured out seven of the twelve hours on the clock. The cannon fires and announces the recently killed victors: Cashmere, Gloss, Wiress, Mags, District 5 Lady, Morphling, and District 10 Man. Two thirds of the tributes have been killed.
Katniss and Peeta take look-out and take some time to talk. Peeta decides that since Haymitch has made promises to both of them and they should assume he's lying. Peeta reminds Katniss that without her he has no reason left to live in District 12 because she is his reason to live. Peeta reveals his gold chained locket necklace.He opens it and there's a picture of Prim and Katniss's mother and another picture of Gale. To stop Peeta from diminishing himself she kisses him and gets "that feeling" again, the one she's only felt one other time when she really felt the kiss. They keep kissing and Katniss wants more.
Back into reality, Peeta makes a comment about the baby when Finnick wakes up and switches guard with Katniss.
I wonder how long the baby act will go on before the audience realizes it's a fake. Will Peeta really give his life and everything up for Katniss? We'll see.
For every hour that passes on the clock something horrible (done by the Gamemakers) happens. They have nicknamed this "the clock theory." They've all gotten up and are on the move away from the the Gamemakers' troubles. Katniss relates the events back to her run in with Plutarch Heavensbee when he flashed her his mockingjay watch and hinted that "it starts at midnight."
Meanwhile Katniss likes having allies this time in the games even though she keeps trying to forget that she'll have to kill them. Peeta has been able to scratch out a map of the areas in the arena they've been in. The arena is shaped like a clock and he's able to match the destruction element to the literal hour on the clock and the hour (as in the location) on the clock
The Careers sneak up on Katniss and her alliance. The Careers manage to kill Wiress while Katniss's group kills Cashmere and Gloss. Katniss has thought about the previous action taken by other victors in the arena and she's come to realize that the others are trying to keep him alive. She thinks that Haymitch has said something and bribed the other victors who are with them.
Katniss hears a scream and thinks it's Prim, but for the first time she sees a jabberjay---the father of her beloved and treasured mockingjay. As they continue on Finnick also hears a scream, only it sounds like Annie, (you find out later that Annie won one year because she was the best swimmer and she went insane when her district partner was beheaded) it also turns out to be a jabberjay. They're aware that the Capitol is playing tricks on them. Another bird screams, this time it's Gale.
The two wonder why the others in the alliance haven't come to help them. It turns out Katniss and Finnick have been trapped by a clear thick glass wall. It has them trapped from the four-five o'clock hour on the clock and they'll be stuck there til the hour is over. Jabberjays come and start to fill up the entire enclosed area.
On the positive side, the victors have figured out seven of the twelve hours on the clock. The cannon fires and announces the recently killed victors: Cashmere, Gloss, Wiress, Mags, District 5 Lady, Morphling, and District 10 Man. Two thirds of the tributes have been killed.
Katniss and Peeta take look-out and take some time to talk. Peeta decides that since Haymitch has made promises to both of them and they should assume he's lying. Peeta reminds Katniss that without her he has no reason left to live in District 12 because she is his reason to live. Peeta reveals his gold chained locket necklace.He opens it and there's a picture of Prim and Katniss's mother and another picture of Gale. To stop Peeta from diminishing himself she kisses him and gets "that feeling" again, the one she's only felt one other time when she really felt the kiss. They keep kissing and Katniss wants more.
Back into reality, Peeta makes a comment about the baby when Finnick wakes up and switches guard with Katniss.
I wonder how long the baby act will go on before the audience realizes it's a fake. Will Peeta really give his life and everything up for Katniss? We'll see.
Dove a Day
I really like this message because I think it says everything important. You'll never get anywhere in life if you don't take risks, like going out of your comfort zone. If for you going out of your comfort zone is talking to people you don't know or wouldn't normally talk to, try it. Have a conversation, even if it's just "Hey how's it going today," learn an interesting fact, or invite them somewhere if you're comfortable with it. By meeting this person and engaging in them you might inspire them to do something they wouldn't have don't in the first place.
Something New
Since I have a habit of not getting on the computer daily in general, or for blogging purposes, I'm going to start "A Dove a Day." Simply because I love the messages inside DOVE wrappers and it'll force me to get on the computer and make a personal blog post--at least. If you're like me and like these too, feel free to comment and leave me your favorites that I've posted, or post your own.
Monday, May 2, 2011
YIKES!
AHH this week has definitely creeped up on me! AP English test this week I'm running out of time and my teacher is having us cram books and previous tests into our schedule. I can't do anything but review and there's no time left in the day to do reading or blogging. HELP!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
The Bloggies are Back in Action!
These bloggies were dead give aways. I've been blog stalking lately, well sorta lately.
Personal: Cookie-monster definitely has a personal blog. She's always posting things relevant to her life and I think some of them are so funny!
Logs: Without a doubt Alice in Happy High. Not only are her reading logs great, but she is always updated on her pages read and the books she's read. I don't know what it is about it but I love it.
Videos: By far the best videos are from Tee it Up. This is just a general link to her blog because she's posted so many videos (recently/previously). Her music videos especially are to die for.
Personal: Cookie-monster definitely has a personal blog. She's always posting things relevant to her life and I think some of them are so funny!
Logs: Without a doubt Alice in Happy High. Not only are her reading logs great, but she is always updated on her pages read and the books she's read. I don't know what it is about it but I love it.
Videos: By far the best videos are from Tee it Up. This is just a general link to her blog because she's posted so many videos (recently/previously). Her music videos especially are to die for.
Monday, April 18, 2011
New Addiction: Boyce Avenue
As we all know so many musicians get their start from posting videos on Youtube. I love listening to covers, especially acoustic covers, of songs. I've found tons of great artists that I've grown attached to, but I just recently discovered Boyce Avenue. They're absolutely amazing. After hearing it like twice I'm addicted to their cover of Michael Jackson's Will You Be There. I strongly suggest that you check them out especially if you're into acoustic covers.
(Sorry if you're like me and are annoyed by how the video is bigger than the middle section of my blog, but I promise watching it is worth it!)
(Sorry if you're like me and are annoyed by how the video is bigger than the middle section of my blog, but I promise watching it is worth it!)
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Reading: Catching Fire
New summary through page 326.
The so called fog turned out to be a poisonous gas. Katniss wakes the gang and they take off in the opposite direction. As they're making their escape Peeta's artificial leg catches in a mass of vines and he falls to the ground getting hit by the vapor. Sadly the effects are worse than blisters. The left side of Peeta's face has drooped and his facial muscles have died. Katniss realizes the chemical in the fog not only burns their skin, but it also targets their nerves. Katniss has to carry Mags out by she can't manage it the entire way and Finnick has to carry Peeta. Since Finnick can't carry both Mags and Peeta, Mags crawls off into the fog and is taken over by the fog, she dies.
The fog stops and the three take a breather adjusting to the crazy sensations from the gas. Shortly they crawl to the water around the Cornucopia. They put themselves into the salt water (remember: salt water + wounds = terrible pain) and the poison begins to seep from their wounds, they're recoveries get better and better after the long they've been in the water.
When Katniss and Finnick are in the jungle they spot a huge mass of monkeys, but when Peeta approaches they go wild. They're muttations! The tributes go at the monkeys using their sword, arrows, and trident. As a monkey heads off for Peeta the morphling from District 6 comes out of no where and the monkey bites her in the chest. She dies within minutes from the bite, the alliance manages to escape, and the dead monkeys vanish.
Finnick keeps watch while Katniss and Haymitch sleep. He fills two baskets full of water and one of shellfish. Katniss wakes up and realizes she's been scratching her scabbed body in her sleep and has woken up with dried blood on her fingernails. Another gift comes from Haymitch, only this time it's smelly ointment that stops her itching; however it leaves her skin a grayish green. Another parachute arrives and it's fresh bread.
Katniss guesses that eleven are dead, so thirteen remain. The trio spots another trio and they're in terrible shape. The second trio consists of Johanna, Beetee, and Wiress (aka Nuts and Volts). Beetee has a huge gash from his shoulder to his ribs.
Johanna reveals that Mags was Finnick's mentor and she's basically half his family.
They basically just relax and go back to bed taking turns keeping watch.
The so called fog turned out to be a poisonous gas. Katniss wakes the gang and they take off in the opposite direction. As they're making their escape Peeta's artificial leg catches in a mass of vines and he falls to the ground getting hit by the vapor. Sadly the effects are worse than blisters. The left side of Peeta's face has drooped and his facial muscles have died. Katniss realizes the chemical in the fog not only burns their skin, but it also targets their nerves. Katniss has to carry Mags out by she can't manage it the entire way and Finnick has to carry Peeta. Since Finnick can't carry both Mags and Peeta, Mags crawls off into the fog and is taken over by the fog, she dies.
The fog stops and the three take a breather adjusting to the crazy sensations from the gas. Shortly they crawl to the water around the Cornucopia. They put themselves into the salt water (remember: salt water + wounds = terrible pain) and the poison begins to seep from their wounds, they're recoveries get better and better after the long they've been in the water.
When Katniss and Finnick are in the jungle they spot a huge mass of monkeys, but when Peeta approaches they go wild. They're muttations! The tributes go at the monkeys using their sword, arrows, and trident. As a monkey heads off for Peeta the morphling from District 6 comes out of no where and the monkey bites her in the chest. She dies within minutes from the bite, the alliance manages to escape, and the dead monkeys vanish.
Finnick keeps watch while Katniss and Haymitch sleep. He fills two baskets full of water and one of shellfish. Katniss wakes up and realizes she's been scratching her scabbed body in her sleep and has woken up with dried blood on her fingernails. Another gift comes from Haymitch, only this time it's smelly ointment that stops her itching; however it leaves her skin a grayish green. Another parachute arrives and it's fresh bread.
Katniss guesses that eleven are dead, so thirteen remain. The trio spots another trio and they're in terrible shape. The second trio consists of Johanna, Beetee, and Wiress (aka Nuts and Volts). Beetee has a huge gash from his shoulder to his ribs.
Johanna reveals that Mags was Finnick's mentor and she's basically half his family.
They basically just relax and go back to bed taking turns keeping watch.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Reading: Catching Fire
New summary through page 297
The games have begun! Katniss can't focus on the game because she's too worried thinking about Cinna's beaten body, but she realizes she needs to suck it up because he risked his life for her making her mockingjay dress and now she's ready to fight.
Katniss takes off after the gong sounds and starts swimming towards the Cornucopia. With her first idea to being to grab a weapon, Katniss begins thinking like a Career now. She meets Finnick at the Cornucopia and he's got it in their mind that they're allies. Katniss thinks this is fishy and is ready to send an arrow whizzing through his heart when she sees he has Haymitch's golden flamed bangle on. She realizes that he has given it to Finnick with the message that she must trust him in the games. The three have come to the conclusion that they're also in an alliance with Mags.
This year's arena is composed of salt water and dense jungle. Already there are dead bodies covering the ground and in the water (there's about six, but Katniss is unsure). It's not long before Katniss considers shooting Finnick. She believes their alliance will go no where because one of them with have to kill the other eventually and he's too valuable to let go loose in the games. She let's it pass for the time being and reminds herself that she could always kill him in his sleep.
Peeta slashes his sword unknowingly through a force field and is thrown to his back to the ground. He's unresponsive and Katniss is certain he's died of heart failure. Finnick tosses Katniss aside and begins to do CPR on Peeta and it's a miracle it's worked. Katniss's guilty conscious takes over when she realizes now she'll forever owe Finnick for saving Peeta's life. Finnick becomes curious as to how Katniss was able to know there was a force field there. She makes up a lie about how it sounds similar to the fence that surrounds her district when it's lit up, but the strange thing is, Katniss can only hear it out of one ear. Are the doctors who fixed her ear on her side?
After climbing a tree Katniss reports to her alliance that "the force field has us trapped in a circle. A dome, really...There's the Cornucopia, the sea, and then the jungle all around. Very exact. Very symmetrical. And not very large." She doesn't see any other water source besides the salt water near the Cornucopia. Maybe the Capitol left out water to make these dreaded games go by faster?
Katniss goes off solo to find a water source and hunt. She gets a death tally of eight bodies. While she's out she manages to kill and animal. When she's skinning it she notices it's mouth is wet, so there must be water near by. Giving up for the day she returns to Peeta and the gang. The four have used the Gamemakers' force field to their advantage. They've set up shelter near it, hoping they could drive enemies into it, and they've begun to use it as their 'safe' source of fire since it produces zero smoke.
At night the dead tributes are projected into the sky and they learn that the men from 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11 are dead along with the women from 8 and 10. After the anthem a silver parachute comes bringing a gift. Once it's opened no one recognizes the the hollow metal tube. Given some time Katniss realizes it's a spile and tells the gang that it's used to get sap out of trees.
(These are the tools that they have so far, and since some of them are unfamiliar here are pictures. The first is an awl, which they used to drill a hole into the tree. The second and third are of a spile.)
They've hit the goldmine! Water comes streaming out of the tree and through the spile. Finnick takes watch over the camp and the other three while they sleep during the night, but Katniss wakes to the ringing of a bell, in fact, it rings twelve times. Finnick and Katniss have no idea what this could mean. It begins to rain and through it Katniss hears a cannon fire, another tribute is dead. When the rain stops Katniss notices the fog, but she notices its too uniform to be natural fog. She realizes the awful odor and her skin begins to blister...
Cliff hanger! Stay tuned to find out what it is.
The games have begun! Katniss can't focus on the game because she's too worried thinking about Cinna's beaten body, but she realizes she needs to suck it up because he risked his life for her making her mockingjay dress and now she's ready to fight.
Katniss takes off after the gong sounds and starts swimming towards the Cornucopia. With her first idea to being to grab a weapon, Katniss begins thinking like a Career now. She meets Finnick at the Cornucopia and he's got it in their mind that they're allies. Katniss thinks this is fishy and is ready to send an arrow whizzing through his heart when she sees he has Haymitch's golden flamed bangle on. She realizes that he has given it to Finnick with the message that she must trust him in the games. The three have come to the conclusion that they're also in an alliance with Mags.
This year's arena is composed of salt water and dense jungle. Already there are dead bodies covering the ground and in the water (there's about six, but Katniss is unsure). It's not long before Katniss considers shooting Finnick. She believes their alliance will go no where because one of them with have to kill the other eventually and he's too valuable to let go loose in the games. She let's it pass for the time being and reminds herself that she could always kill him in his sleep.
Peeta slashes his sword unknowingly through a force field and is thrown to his back to the ground. He's unresponsive and Katniss is certain he's died of heart failure. Finnick tosses Katniss aside and begins to do CPR on Peeta and it's a miracle it's worked. Katniss's guilty conscious takes over when she realizes now she'll forever owe Finnick for saving Peeta's life. Finnick becomes curious as to how Katniss was able to know there was a force field there. She makes up a lie about how it sounds similar to the fence that surrounds her district when it's lit up, but the strange thing is, Katniss can only hear it out of one ear. Are the doctors who fixed her ear on her side?
After climbing a tree Katniss reports to her alliance that "the force field has us trapped in a circle. A dome, really...There's the Cornucopia, the sea, and then the jungle all around. Very exact. Very symmetrical. And not very large." She doesn't see any other water source besides the salt water near the Cornucopia. Maybe the Capitol left out water to make these dreaded games go by faster?
Katniss goes off solo to find a water source and hunt. She gets a death tally of eight bodies. While she's out she manages to kill and animal. When she's skinning it she notices it's mouth is wet, so there must be water near by. Giving up for the day she returns to Peeta and the gang. The four have used the Gamemakers' force field to their advantage. They've set up shelter near it, hoping they could drive enemies into it, and they've begun to use it as their 'safe' source of fire since it produces zero smoke.
At night the dead tributes are projected into the sky and they learn that the men from 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11 are dead along with the women from 8 and 10. After the anthem a silver parachute comes bringing a gift. Once it's opened no one recognizes the the hollow metal tube. Given some time Katniss realizes it's a spile and tells the gang that it's used to get sap out of trees.
(These are the tools that they have so far, and since some of them are unfamiliar here are pictures. The first is an awl, which they used to drill a hole into the tree. The second and third are of a spile.)
They've hit the goldmine! Water comes streaming out of the tree and through the spile. Finnick takes watch over the camp and the other three while they sleep during the night, but Katniss wakes to the ringing of a bell, in fact, it rings twelve times. Finnick and Katniss have no idea what this could mean. It begins to rain and through it Katniss hears a cannon fire, another tribute is dead. When the rain stops Katniss notices the fog, but she notices its too uniform to be natural fog. She realizes the awful odor and her skin begins to blister...
Cliff hanger! Stay tuned to find out what it is.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
She's a Trickster!
We’ve all see people like the Harlem Globtrottters doing incredible things with basketballs, but have you ever seen someone do similar things with a soccer ball? Indi Cowie has been making up and performing her own freestyle soccer routines. Now I bet you’re thinking “Freestyle soccer? How is that possible?” The sixteen year old superstar has won several talent contests with her usual skill. One of Indi’s favorite things about performing her talent in front of an audience is being able to “hear the oohs and the aahs” and “sense the shock.” Indi has been dribbling soccer balls since she began to walk. When she was a sophomore she tried out for the Glasgow Celtic women’s club and made the team. Everyone can see that soccer comes naturally to Indi; in fact, upon the first meeting of her coach, Paul Brownlie, “was blown away by how creatively she could dribble the ball.” While observing Indi two words should come to mind: “technique and determination.” She spends ninty minutes every day practicing her free style in her garage. Hoping she will improve to greater heights, Indi trains with a boy’s club team. Surprisingly, Indi struggles playing as a team member. She has been taken off the field several times during games due to her lacking of sharing the ball. Indi makes her selfishness into a positive by believing that she likes to freestyle because she does not “have any teammates to worry about.” The motivation and talent packed into each of her routines has begun to inspire people across the globe to try free styling.
In Ten Years...
After listening to some of the high-school seniors dream jobs I had my own opinions about them.
Damian Dumas has been inspired by his own high-school counselor to follow in her footsteps. He comes across as friendly, open, and caring. I could definitely see him succeeding because he likes to help those around him. He holds their trust and he's reliable.
Carli Harwood hopes to be a physical therapist. When she was younger she actually had to go to physical therapy and that's what got her into the idea of this career. She wants to have an easy going and stress-free life while still hoping to have a high income. She feels that she has the work ethic to keep her going in the field. I mostly relate to Carli because I've been thinking about becoming a physical therapist. I want to be able to help others and improve their lives. I'm really interested in the human body and how it works so I'm hoping this is a good possible career choice for me.
Now this one I found interesting at first, but Salome Zamora wants to become a baker, however not your average baker. In his bakery he will have normal foods like any other bakery but he wants to help those who need medical marijuana. Because he's interested in helping others in abnormal ways he plans to bake the marijuana into foods for those who require it. He's got a good idea going for those who need it and thank God he's going to require the costumers to show their medical cards before he sells them a good. Who knows what the world would be like if he didn't.
In ten years I plan on being graduated from high-school and possibly college (I plan on graduating but depending on my major who knows when I'll get out). Lately I've been considering the options of becoming an elementary school teacher or a physical therapist. I think I'll be happy with my life if I'm able to help people in my community. In addition to graduating I hope in ten years that I'll be married and possibly working on starting my own family (this is weird thinking about it, but I mean I'll be 27 or 28 then so I mean anything could happen).
Damian Dumas has been inspired by his own high-school counselor to follow in her footsteps. He comes across as friendly, open, and caring. I could definitely see him succeeding because he likes to help those around him. He holds their trust and he's reliable.
Carli Harwood hopes to be a physical therapist. When she was younger she actually had to go to physical therapy and that's what got her into the idea of this career. She wants to have an easy going and stress-free life while still hoping to have a high income. She feels that she has the work ethic to keep her going in the field. I mostly relate to Carli because I've been thinking about becoming a physical therapist. I want to be able to help others and improve their lives. I'm really interested in the human body and how it works so I'm hoping this is a good possible career choice for me.
Now this one I found interesting at first, but Salome Zamora wants to become a baker, however not your average baker. In his bakery he will have normal foods like any other bakery but he wants to help those who need medical marijuana. Because he's interested in helping others in abnormal ways he plans to bake the marijuana into foods for those who require it. He's got a good idea going for those who need it and thank God he's going to require the costumers to show their medical cards before he sells them a good. Who knows what the world would be like if he didn't.
In ten years I plan on being graduated from high-school and possibly college (I plan on graduating but depending on my major who knows when I'll get out). Lately I've been considering the options of becoming an elementary school teacher or a physical therapist. I think I'll be happy with my life if I'm able to help people in my community. In addition to graduating I hope in ten years that I'll be married and possibly working on starting my own family (this is weird thinking about it, but I mean I'll be 27 or 28 then so I mean anything could happen).
Monday, March 28, 2011
Reading: Catching Fire
Here's a new summary up through page 265 ending Part II: "The Quell"
Katniss can't stand the idea of training around any of these tributes because she's actually starting to like some of them and she knows that in order to save Peeta they'll have to die. Being the typical Katniss, she leaves her private session with a bang. She finds a target dummy, hangs it (practicing her knot tying skills), then paints the name Seneca Crane on the body in bloodred berry juice. Will this turn the Gamemakers completely against her during the games? Peeta and Kantiss decide that they'd rather play the game without allies which doesn't seem like a smart move now. They've both scored twelves in training therefore making them the biggest targets in the game. The two have come to the assumption that President Snow has given direct orders to the Gamemakers to kill them in the arena. Of course throughout this section Peeta's being the sweet guy he is and Katniss feels guilty having to listen to him dropping hints about his love for her.
The atmosphere between the team is changing. Effie is letting Peeta and Katniss take care of things on their own, the stylists are acting strange, Haymitch isn't coaching them for their interviews, and they all seem to have an "I don't care" vibe around them. President Snow required Katniss to wear her wedding dress to the interview. When Katniss is twirling and showing off her dress she notices smoke rising from somewhere. Courtesy of Cinna, Katniss's beautiful white dress goes up into flames and she is left wearing an exact replica design of her wedding dress, only now it's the color of coal and has added feathers. He's planned it so she now resembles a mockingjay....DUN DUN DUN!
Katniss remembers Cinna's words "Don't worry. I always channel my emotions into my work. That way I don't hurt anyone but myself." Katniss is so worried now because Cinna design could easily be considered an act of rebellion.
During Peeta's interview Caesar brings up the point that there will never be a wedding after the games because he and Katniss will be dead. Peeta reveals that the two are already married, well not offically, but they claim to have done a District 12 wedding ritual and told no one of it. The crowd in shocked and as they're recovering Peeta drops another bomb. He says that they would've waited until after the games if it wasn't for the baby! The question is now, is this true or did he make it up? I mean the two have been sleeping together a lot lately...
At the announcement of this everyone goes crazy and Peeta's interview is over. When the national anthem plays all of the tributes have joined hands, symbolizing unity between the districts, but little do they know they've staged their own uprising.
Anyway, it turns out Peeta's made up the pregnant thing. The two run into Haymitch after the interview and he tells them that the Capitol has sent everyone home and has cancelled the recap of the interviews on T.V. They begin to question whether or not the Capitol will stop the games. If they'd have to stop the games then Katniss and Peeta would have to make this rumor true, don't you think?
Realistically, the Capitol would never cancel the games, and they all know that. Since tomorrow begins the games they know they'll never see Effie again so they leave a verbal thank you and goodbye message with Haymitch, and they leave one for him as well. His last bit of advice for the couple is, of course, to stay alive.
The next morning it's the same situation as before: Katniss wakes up, gets sent to the hovercraft, has a tracking device in her arm, and takes off for the arena. Cinna leaves her with the reminder that he's still betting on her to win it again. The two part but before Katniss leaves the hovercraft she notices three Peacekeepers enter the room. They pin Cinna and hit him in the head causing him to fall to his knees and they continue to beat him.
In the arena Katniss notices the blue waves that seem to wash up over her boots and take over the area in every direction. She now realizes that "this is no place for a girl on fire." Ah best line yet, and who knows what the future holds?!
Katniss can't stand the idea of training around any of these tributes because she's actually starting to like some of them and she knows that in order to save Peeta they'll have to die. Being the typical Katniss, she leaves her private session with a bang. She finds a target dummy, hangs it (practicing her knot tying skills), then paints the name Seneca Crane on the body in bloodred berry juice. Will this turn the Gamemakers completely against her during the games? Peeta and Kantiss decide that they'd rather play the game without allies which doesn't seem like a smart move now. They've both scored twelves in training therefore making them the biggest targets in the game. The two have come to the assumption that President Snow has given direct orders to the Gamemakers to kill them in the arena. Of course throughout this section Peeta's being the sweet guy he is and Katniss feels guilty having to listen to him dropping hints about his love for her.
The atmosphere between the team is changing. Effie is letting Peeta and Katniss take care of things on their own, the stylists are acting strange, Haymitch isn't coaching them for their interviews, and they all seem to have an "I don't care" vibe around them. President Snow required Katniss to wear her wedding dress to the interview. When Katniss is twirling and showing off her dress she notices smoke rising from somewhere. Courtesy of Cinna, Katniss's beautiful white dress goes up into flames and she is left wearing an exact replica design of her wedding dress, only now it's the color of coal and has added feathers. He's planned it so she now resembles a mockingjay....DUN DUN DUN!
Katniss remembers Cinna's words "Don't worry. I always channel my emotions into my work. That way I don't hurt anyone but myself." Katniss is so worried now because Cinna design could easily be considered an act of rebellion.
During Peeta's interview Caesar brings up the point that there will never be a wedding after the games because he and Katniss will be dead. Peeta reveals that the two are already married, well not offically, but they claim to have done a District 12 wedding ritual and told no one of it. The crowd in shocked and as they're recovering Peeta drops another bomb. He says that they would've waited until after the games if it wasn't for the baby! The question is now, is this true or did he make it up? I mean the two have been sleeping together a lot lately...
At the announcement of this everyone goes crazy and Peeta's interview is over. When the national anthem plays all of the tributes have joined hands, symbolizing unity between the districts, but little do they know they've staged their own uprising.
Anyway, it turns out Peeta's made up the pregnant thing. The two run into Haymitch after the interview and he tells them that the Capitol has sent everyone home and has cancelled the recap of the interviews on T.V. They begin to question whether or not the Capitol will stop the games. If they'd have to stop the games then Katniss and Peeta would have to make this rumor true, don't you think?
Realistically, the Capitol would never cancel the games, and they all know that. Since tomorrow begins the games they know they'll never see Effie again so they leave a verbal thank you and goodbye message with Haymitch, and they leave one for him as well. His last bit of advice for the couple is, of course, to stay alive.
The next morning it's the same situation as before: Katniss wakes up, gets sent to the hovercraft, has a tracking device in her arm, and takes off for the arena. Cinna leaves her with the reminder that he's still betting on her to win it again. The two part but before Katniss leaves the hovercraft she notices three Peacekeepers enter the room. They pin Cinna and hit him in the head causing him to fall to his knees and they continue to beat him.
In the arena Katniss notices the blue waves that seem to wash up over her boots and take over the area in every direction. She now realizes that "this is no place for a girl on fire." Ah best line yet, and who knows what the future holds?!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Quarter Poetry
To finish off the other half of the Action List for 3/22 I picked my favorite poem of the quarter. I really liked Karley's "The Pressure of the Game" for multiple reasons, those being:
1. She wrote it herself, how awesome is that?
2. I feel like I'm actually on the green with her
3. I admire how seriously she takes her sport, she's so serious she'll write a poem about it
4. I like that it relates to life, having to make decisions without knowing the outcome
5. I can feel the pressure she's under
6. I also like how 'in the moment' it is
1. She wrote it herself, how awesome is that?
2. I feel like I'm actually on the green with her
3. I admire how seriously she takes her sport, she's so serious she'll write a poem about it
4. I like that it relates to life, having to make decisions without knowing the outcome
5. I can feel the pressure she's under
6. I also like how 'in the moment' it is
#995 Finding Money You Didn't Even Know You Lost
Out of the list of 1000 Awesome Things I instantly knew which one was my favorite! I have a habit of putting money in jeans pockets, coat pockets, drawers, and various other places (I can't tell you where all my money is!) and I love re-finding it. Sadly, I don't just do this with money. I lose other things, but I always manage to find them somehow, once again, usually when I'm cleaning my room. However, I hate it when it's something with multiple parts. For example I'll lose my gym lock and key. I'll find my lock in no time, but not the key. Then later, I'll find the key, but not the lock. I think I should make a resolution to know where everything is...maybe a good idea? This inspired me to want to make a list of different things in my life.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Children's Books Flashback
Although the pictures are old-fashioned and drawn in black and white, I like the ones from Invitation, Alice in Wonderland, and Through the Looking-Glass because they're very detailed and I like the idea that they're sketched. I don't remember reading some of these books when I was little, but I remember watching movies about them like Alice in Wonderland or Madeline. As for Good Night Moon, the first time I read it was actually two weekends ago when I was babysitting for a family. I've never read The Story of Ferdinand, but it has been alluded to in some of the stories I've read or shows that I've watched. When I was little I can remember playing 'school' with my sister while reading her books from Little Golden Books and Harold and the Purple Crayon. Of course my childhood was filled with Dr. Seuss's simple and almost colorless drawings and rhymes. From the 1960's section of the time line and forward I recognized several of the book titles.
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