August 2010 Blog Posts (445)

Deep Roots

Lying in my basement, resting on my stomach with my face buried deep in the cushioning of that ugly, plaid, second-hand sofa, is where I find my deepest…

The first writing project for my Creative writing class came so easily to me, and I was so pleased with the way it turned out, that much of my anxiety about the class pretty much evaporated. Now I'm finding that my relaxing may have been a little premature. The reason why my first project was so easy was that it was a subject very close to my heart and one I have been trying to write about for almost two years. Now with that topic exhausted, I feel like I'm groping in the dark for something…

The posibility of time travel.. today!

ok.. i think alot in one day, and i discovered how we can discover time travel.. TODAY!

Its simple, the only thing you have to do is give a note with a date and a place where you are going to be to your kids, to give to their kids, to give to their kids untill one has a time machine, then, in the note, ask them to please come…

For the past month or so now I have been working at a side project. I have not turned on an electrical light of my own accord for my own personal use once. I have instead been using a solar lantern for all of

my lighting needs after the sun has set. It’s actually been pretty easy.

That and the fact that I consider my MacBook immune from this edict.

These two light-sources have been more than adequate to get me through

the night. It is, of course, made easy by the fact…

I found out today that apparently I'm better than any of the bass clarinets my band teacher has ever seen try out for an honor band part. But apparently to him, that means I have to audition. I mean that's great and all, but has anyone here ever heard a bass clarinet? Deep sound, like low brass, but a woodwind. And the music he gave me is "Brahms With Variation: by Norman Goldberg ITS ALL HIGHER NOTES. Except for like... maybe 8 measures. Bass clarinets arent meant for notes higher than a…

I've tried many times to keep a diary. I just can't bring myself to sit there and write about how I feel and whatnot. It'd be good for me, and I want to do it. I'm going to update everyday.

I've watched John and Hank's videos since they began B2.0, but I have never joined the Nerdfighter community until now. Esther's death is the final push for me to become a part of this wonderful place. I'm sixteen. I'm never really happy anymore. I want to be happy so badly, and that's why…

So here’s my brilliant idea for 2010:…