30 Songs in 30 Days, Day 1: Your Favorite Song

It's really hard to have a #1 favorite song. My music choices pretty much change daily. But 11th Dimension by Julian Casablancas has been my favorite for quite awhile. I haven't made myself sick of it yet because each time I listen to it I begin to understand the lyrics more.








Other people doing this: My dad, my Uncle Marc and their friend The Armchair Squid.

"About A Boy" poetry

Will

Closed-off Loner

Changing Planning Not Caring

Marcus Island SPAT Rachel

Worrying Mother Family

Brave Open

Marcus

Book Review: TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY

“Get ready, because I'm about to tell you the story of my life, or more specifically, why it ended. And if you're listening to these tapes, you're one of the reasons why.” These are the first words Clay heard from the girl he thought he'd never hear from again. TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY by Jay Asher is a book with two different perspectives on the story line. The book begins with High School sophomore Clay receiving a shoe box on his front door containing 7 audio tapes. When he starts playing the tapes he hears the voice of a girl who used to go to his school. At first it takes him a while to actually believe its Hannah Baker talking to him. Why? Hannah Baker committed suicide a few weeks ago. When he puts in tape one he hears her voice again. He finds out that seven people got the tapes before him and when he was finished he had to pass it on the the next person on Hannah's list. If they don't get passed on a second set of tapes will be released to the public. While this won't affect everyone, some people could suffer serious, life ruining, consequences.

The rest of this story is Clay walking around the town listening to Hannah tell him the 13 reasons why she decided to end her life. Evey few sentences the perspective changes from Hannah's tapes to Clays thoughts. He can't imagine what he did. He and Hannah didn't know each other that much, although he wishes they had. But now he'll never have the chance. So for the rest of the night he walks around the town listening to his first loves last words. He goes to the spot of her first kiss, her first (and last) party, her home, and the other people on the list's houses. At some points he wants to stop listening. But the need to know what he did to her over powers everything and he keeps listening.

This was an amazing story. I finished it in one day because I literally couldn't put it down. I actually learned a lot from this book about the signs of suicide. This book was also very sad, mainly because you know that all Hannah wanted was someone to help her and tell her that life was worth living, but theres nothing you can do. Also because right in the beginning you know there won't be a happy ending. She's already killed herself. Clay misses Hannah more and more as the tapes grow on, and I can't tell you how depressing this book was to read. While I personally loved it, I wouldn't suggest it if you're looking for a funny or light hearted book. But if you wanted to try something darker with a mystery and twist, I would DEFINITELY recommend this book to you.   

Book Review: Lightning Thief

I recently read Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. This book is about a 12 year old boy named Percy Jackson who has ADHD and has been expelled a school every year of his life. But the reason for him getting in trouble can never be explained (like the man who stalked him on the play ground that only had one eye on the middle of his forehead.) Every year something peculiar has happened to him. This year, it is when his algebra teacher sprouts wings and claws out of her and tries to kill him. In a quick paced turn of events, Percy looses his mother, who he believes is his only living parent. He later finds out that his long lost father is actually Poseidon, god of the water. Percy is sent to camp Half-Blood where all of the other children who have one mortal parent and a god or goddess parent live. When Percy discovers his father is accused of stealing Zeus' Magic Lightning bolt he must go on a quest to the underworld to return Zeus' lightning bolt, fight mythical monsters, and clear his family name. I really liked this face paced story and it kept me on the edge of my chair the whole time. This book refers to a lot of Greek mythology and is filled with action and comedy. This was a great book.

Perfect Pizza Bloopers

The Perfect Pizza: Science Procedure

Step 1 Gathering materials

Step 2 Preheat the oven

Step 3 Take out the dough

Step 4 Sauce

Step 5 Cheese

Step 6 OPTIONAL: Toppings

Step 7 Put it on the pizza pan

Step 8 Put it in the oven

Step 9 Let it cook for 15 minutes

Step 10 Take it out and let it cool for 5 to 10 minutes

Step 11 Cut the pizza

Step 12 Serve and enjoy!

CREDITS

Actors

HALEY MOCK

LOGAN MOCK

Cue Card Boy

LOGAN MOCK

Camera Man

CHRISTIAN MOCK

Assistant to the Chef

NANCY MOCK

Clean Up Committee

BOO-BOO KITTY

HONEY PIE

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Haley and Hannah's Jib Jab Snowball Fight

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