Practice

Basketball season is here. We started practice on Wednesday. Our first game is in two weeks. I don't know what team we are playing, but I know it will be a good game. Last night's practice was fun, but hard at the end. At the end we had to run our press and our offense. Before we could go we had to do a thing called Duke Drill. You have to keep your finger tips on the court and have
to shuffle around the whole court. You may think it is easy, but it is really hard on your thighs. Can't wait until tonight for more.

New Things That I Would Like to See

I would like to see many new things in my lifetime. For example, I have always wanted to travel to France to see the Eiffel Tower. I want to see the Eiffel Tower because I've heard that it is very tall. Also, I've heard that it has a very nice restaurant at the top.

Another thing that I would like to see is a volcano is Hawaii. I want to see a volcano because I have been very interested in them for a long time and have always wanted to learn more about them. I'm also want to see them in Hawaii because I think that Hawaii is such a beautiful and tropical place to be. I would absolutely love to spend some time in Hawaii!

My last place that I want to go to is Germany. I want to go to Germany because they have this really cool ice cream called, "Spaghetti Ice Cream". "Spaghetti Ice Cream", is where they get strawberry ice cream and the shape it to look like pasta. Then, they get a chocolate donut hole and set it in the middle of the top of the ice cream to look like a meatball. Lastly, they drizzle some strawberry sauce on it so that it looks like spaghetti sauce. The outcome of it is really realistic looking, actually. But, the sad part is that they only make it in Germany:(. Anyway those are some places/things that I would like to see in my lifetime.

Weekend

So what is everyone doing over the weekend? I have to go to my step grandparents house because my step grandfather flipped over on his ATV, and we are bringing food up so they starve to death. On Saturday I might be having a sleepover with my friend, Eathan, and we are probably going to play video games, you know if he comes over. Well I guess that's it, leave what you did one weekend, or what you are doing this weekend. Sincerely,
Max Black

Las Vegas

Poor Las Vegas, where 559 people were shot and 59 people were killed while attending a country rock concert. I thought that Las Vegas was a semi-safe place. Sure most people get arrested because they are drunk or high. Beside that it’s a good place (sort of). It is a gambling city, full of casinos. The man had to have had to have hated our country, and/or he was drunk, and/or he was isane, and/or he was far, like really far, Left like more than Democratic left. Or he was from the Right, far right, owning all those guns   By the way, I don’t have any thing against Democratics or Republicans, that’s just what I’ve heard people say about the shooter.  The police are trying to figure out why he did this. I really hope that the families of those people who were shot and/or killed are comforted and find out why. I can’t really image the sadness and grief of those people’s families. I hope the police find out why he did the shooting. Hopefully, time will tell the truth!

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WaterSlide Mistake...

On a hot summer's day, my friends and our moms and I went to a water park called ,"White Water Bay" and we go there pretty often.

So, I'm a real "brave one", yeah know? I won't go on any water ride that I would think is "scary", so I couldn't go on most the rides because of my fears. But my friend showed me a new water slide at the park and she said, "Oh there's no drops or falling off on this ride!'' I trusted her for some odd reason even thought the ride was brand new. So we are in the line, it’s really high up but I trusted her she was my friend [and I was 8]. 

     
So we eventually get in the double tube and I'm calm, and then they pushed us in to the water slide. It was good for a minute until I saw a DROP! I immediately start trying to paddled back to the beginning of the slide, but there was no use. And I screamed " GET ME OUT OF THIS SLI--!" It dropped down.

        

I was bawling my eyes out and my friend was laughing so much, and then... the ride came to a stop. I  quickly jumped from the tube and screamed, "HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME!!" I said it in a cry of anger and frustration and ran to my mom and we left the joint.

I now hate slides and hate that "friend.''

How

So everyone pretty much knows about the Las Vegas shooting. Also pretty much everyone thinks it was just one man, or so the news says.

People such as myself have started to think and look at the bigger picture, and I thought, how could one man with 14 guns kill 59 people and injuring over 500 just by himself? Has anyone thought what if he really had like three or four friends with him?

What if  after the shooting his friends heard some sirens and dropped their weapons and ran out? That's a possibility, but it's just puzzling to me how a single man could have killed that many people unless he was using something like a Gatling gun or two really Large Machine Guns, I don't really think that's really possible to do that by your self.

I just wish that some people (directing this toward most of our government) would step back from seeing what's right there and is right in front of them and look at some of the other options, like there being more than one person involved in the shooting. So basically all I'm trying to say is that I don't think that just one man did this much damage to Las Vegas all by himself.

Why pt2

What do you think when I say the word Vegas? What pops to your mind - casinos, hotels and great land marks or is it mass shootings? Like I said about 9/11 lots of people died and now that there is Vegas that has a mass shooting on their hands because one man and his accomplices —semi automatics - shot 59 people and more were injured. What was he trying to do? kill one person or what!?

Maybe He just had some anger management issues, but why couldn’t he have gotten well a ... sniper or hit man? I have no clue what he wanted but what ever he wanted he got it because he “khs” killed him self.

Hey man, how's it going?

So, how's everyone doing today? That's cool. I'm doing sort of good, thanks for asking, my friend. I started my day off with a healthy breakfast of chocolate pancakes and cheesy eggs. I then got chauffeured to school by none other my father himself. When I arrived at the place called school, I saw one of my good friends.

 It seems like nothing good has been happening to America, or even the whole world, has been happening in the last three or so months. Las Vegas shooting, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, etc. All of these terrible, terrible things. What is happening to us? While there are people in Puerto Rico who are homeless and poor, our president is concerned about people kneeling during the pledge of allegiance. It's ridiculous. I don't think that our president has done a single good thing. I think he's gonna start WW3 with North Korea.

Giving or Recieving? ~The Pros and Cons of Both~

Giving or Receiving? Really, it's your choice! Let's start with Giving, here are some of the pros of Giving.
1. Giving makes you feel pride and happiness
2. Giving makes the person you're giving something to feel happy
3. Giving makes the people around you think you're a good and kind person
Now, what are the cons of Giving? Honestly, there's really not that many.
1. You spend your money on it
Honestly, I think that's it, I can't think of any more reasons why Giving is a bad thing. Now, let's move on to Receiving. Let's start with the pros.
1. It makes you feel happy and loved
2. It makes the person giving it to you happy when you thank them
3. I mean, whatever it is, unless its something gross, creepy, or boring, you are most likely going to like it and do something with it or have fun using it
Now, what are the cons of Receiving? I don't think there are very many for this one either.
1. Somebody spent their money on you
2. You might feel bad if they bought a really expensive gift for you
So what do you think? Would you rather Give or Receive?

The Celebrity I Would Like to Have Over for Dinner

A celebrity I would like to have over for dinner would be Emma Watson. I would like Emma Watson over for dinner because she is an amazing actress. I have loved everything that she has been in. Well, almost everything. For all of my life I have never really been a fan of Harry Potter. If you didn't know, Emma Watson played Hermione. My absolute favorite movie that she has been in is, Beauty and the Beast. I really like that movie because Belle is my favorite Disney princess. I also like how they remade the movie in to real life with real characters instead of animation.

I would love to ask her so many questions about her acting experiences. I would also ask her how long it took to shoot Beauty and the Beast. Also if it was hard for her to remember her lines. Anyway, the main point of this is that Emma Watson is the celebrity I would like to have over for dinner.

Water

Hmm.. water, h20 is like everything. Without h20 it's like without out life as in animals and other creature types. Then, when life is gone then there's like nothing, no plants, food as in animals. It's quiet.

Also h20 is what we drink to stay healthy. Water is almost everywhere. Now lets see what I think of it. When is water going to ever run out or be gone?

Or free. like water should be free because you can basically take it from anywhere like rivers, snowy mountains and rain.

Maybe never because when it rains we gather the h20 and from gathering the h20 we just need to take all the bad stuff and chemicals out.

 Let's think about the animals. Without water they wouldn't be able to survive or live. Even humans or probably any living thing. Things we use h20 for like cleaning, drinking sometimes, eating, and swimming.

And that's it, the end.

Life Is Like A River

Life is like a river

It it tumbles down storming fast but then appears to be at home at last. It runs down making a path whoever stays has a blast!!

My Favorite Holiday

                                   MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY IS HALLOWEEN

My favorite Holiday is Halloween because you get candy you also get to dress up as anyone you want to be my favorite part about Halloween is the candy also dressing up as anyone you want to be so I guess I don't really have a favorite part about Halloween.

 For Halloween I'm going to be Michael Myers and my little sister is going to be Mal from Descendants my sister is very annoying when it comes to Halloween because she always asks my dad if he ordered our costumes yet and even with the pumpkins she always annoys us about getting pumpkins because if we haven't gotten pumpkins yet and its close to Halloween she always bothers us until we get it and if we don't she will be mad very mad.

 For last Halloween I was ghost face and my sister was wonder women so she would always try to lasso me with her lasso and when she never did she would just stop but actually she wouldn't next day she would do it right when I get up and it would really annoy me.

 But then would stop some time during the day or maybe not but I never know because it is my little sister but she would probably stop. During Halloween we usually stop when it gets really dark or late and we usually hand out candy when we get home we usually get candy at Wal-mart or some other store if we don't we probably wouldn't have time that's probably the only reason we don't get candy or some other reason but that is the only other reason that we wouldn't get candy.

 After Halloween my sister always wants a piece of candy or two because right when we get home she just comes to my mom or dad and just asks if she can have any candy when we get right home and no warning right when we come thru the door she asks immediately but my mom and usually say no right away.

Quotes of the world

If we will all die at some point, and most will not live. Is death the end of a life full of nothing? This is why we have to live, if we don't, we don't exist. If we have the capability to send a good message than it is our responsibility to do it and make one life brighter, if someone's only memory is of you make it a good one!

A world full of hate is one world that we have to expect, sometimes we don't have a chance to make our world right, but just the simple act of picking up dropped books is one step closer to a happy pain free world. But is that really possible?

Life on Mars Explanation

(This is a comic I made up not a real comic from forty years ago.)

Life on Mars is a comic where Admiral Connor figures out very quickly that he is not alone on the planet. There are all these aliens plotting on how to destroy him. But there is one alien that got his shoulder blown off and he wants to help the Admiral so he can get revenge on the committee for tossing him out like rubbish.

Now the basis of the comic is that the Admiral finds strange hieroglyphics on a cave wall, that's when he discovered he was not alone. Yet there is an alien that helps him escape, and he starts to learn basic English after a while. The Admiral and the alien escape on an alien craft, and fly it back to Earth. That's when Admiral goes into the Oval Office and tells the president that there is other life out there, but the president won’t believe without visual proof.

Later on in the next couple of slides the president sees the Admiral's proof and believes him, then put the Mars operation into top secret lockdown and no one went to Mars again. Well I guess that in twenty-twentyfour they found the file and rebooted the project, soooo they are very stupid for doing it. Aliens got onto earth and took over the planet.

Again stupid idea.

The American dream #4

Wow, I'm so tired.  So mentally drained.  So darn fed up from traveling!  I forgot to tell you that not all my family moved to America, only my dad.  But both my parents decided that my three brothers and I should be treated like normal skilnaður barna.

   
So every week Guðmundur, Bjarki, Jökull, and I switch around.  That means that every other week I have to fly to Iceland or America on an eight-hour flight with one of my annoying brothers!  It's stressful, tiring, and so, so, SO guðdómur pirrandi!  

Mind reading?

Have you ever thought about a life where everybody has superpowers? For example, say that everybody on the planet had the power of mind reading.

Nobody would even have to think because everybody would already know everything about everybody, if they were thinking about themselves, (which most people do). I don't think anybody would judge because they already know who the person really is, so they don't have to guess.

Would people recognize other people's feelings because they are so used to knowing everyones feelings? Not only not recognizing other's feelings but would they care? I don't know if I would, I would have to think about that. I would try my best to.

Would having the power to mind read boost self confidence, because all people would believe that they are so smart?

Would we still communicate with others because we would think there is no point since we can mind read? If we would try to communicate or talk to one another, we would already know exactly what our friend was going to say next.

I could go on and on about how the world would change if everyone could read each others minds. But have you ever thought about bubble transportation?

I Love Music!

Music. When I have free time I listen to music. My favorite genres are rock, pop, and hip hop. I also like jazz! My favorite artist is Lin-Manuel Miranda! He wrote and starred in Hamilton and In The Heights! He has also written songs for movies.

But, my favorite song is not by him. It’s by Panic! At The Disco, its called “The Death of a Bachelore.” It’s my favorite song because it’s catchy and it’s in my vocal range! I also like it because it sends a message, it tells you he would love to be married, but he also doesn’t want to loose all the things he can have being single. The song goes from piano to forte really quick! Which means it goes from quiet to loud fast. Panic! At The Disco is an alternative rock band, and Lin-Manuel Miranda writes and sings all kinds of different songs!

 If you haven’t listened to Hamilton you should! I highly recommend listening to Hamilton, Panic! At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, In The Heights and Bring It On! Thanks for reading!

Old Spice👌

To all the haters out there that hate Old Spice, listen up.

If you use any other brand switch now for the long lasting scent.

All of our customers who have bought the products love it. We have every type of style, smell, and look you are going for.

We have shampoo, conditioner, deodorant , and cologne.

It's good for those perfect moments like your first point in sports or your first kiss, or after practice you have something special after.

Trust me once you buy one you won't stop.

WHat?

I love it WHen people accent the WH on WHords. WHen WHords are spoken like that, it means that the afformentioned person WHo is uttering the WHord means business.

WHat WHords are spoken this WHay? WHell, funny you should ask. Any WHord that starts WHith a ‘W’ can sound like these WHords.

Sibling Pros and Cons

Siblings are great..... sometimes. They do have their moments when they suddenly become your
worst enemy. Here are a few pro and con examples.

Pro: You always have someone to talk to.
Con: They always have to be right.

Pro: You can borrow their things.
Con: They're allowed to borrow your things.

Pro: You can be friends with their friends
Con: You always have to "include" your sibling in everything.

Pro: They help you get out of binds.
Con: They get you into binds.

Pro: They're someone who knows everything about you.
Con: They're someone who knows everything about you.

 So there are a few examples of why siblings are great!...... sometimes.

Secrets~Introduction

Elena: But Mom, please wait, I can explain!
Elena's Mother: Shut it Elena! That's it, I'm done! I'm getting rid of all your books!
Elena's Mother shoved an axe into Elena's small sixteen-year-old hands.
Elena's Mother: Go cut some wood for the fire, set it by the fireplace. I'm going to bed, find yourself some dinner when you get back.

Elena's Mother walked inside and slammed the door. It was getting late and Elena did not want to stay out after dark, but she knew she had to or she would be in even more trouble. Elena walked into the dark woods and chopped down trees piece by piece. Elena walked around and cut down many more. And after many hours, she decided to go home. She walked inside to the old fridge and grabbed some lettuce and tomatoes. She then added some vinegar to the mix and smiled knowing she must have not eaten for hours. Elena chomped down the salad and walked up to her empty room. All her books were gone, just like her mother had said. She laid in her bed and after minutes, fell asleep.

Wish

My Wish for you.......
     Well Being

A Healthy Mind,
      A Heart
   That's true 
Blessing and love
           To
   Follow you

A Joyous life shared 
        By family
     And Friends,
  Luck 
           And
               Success 
      That 
          Never
              Ends
That is my wish to 
            You💖

Sorrow

Those who cry full of sorrow are the ones with most importance.

Many cry for love and others cry for sadness.

We cry for those we lose to sadness, for those we love but loss.

We know we will see them again and always keep them in our thoughts.

We may miss those who are no longer here and only wish to see again, but deep inside they're right here in those memories of joy.

They'll always be part of us for every on going day.

I've also lost one I loved, for days of sorrow I remain.

Hoping like others that I'll see him again, for love never fades.

He's still deep inside my heart and there he will remain.

Yet, I still cry, but that's a sign of love and love will always stay.

        

Things I Hate

Gum (it is gross looking and has a weird texture)

Yogurt smell (the smell makes me want to barf)

Sweat stains (people can't help it but it still is gross)

Greasy hair (it looks and feels weird)

Being claustrophobic  (I feel like I'm going to suffocate and die)

Toothpaste (I'll use it to brush my teeth, but I will not touch it or smell or do anything else with it)

B.O/body odors (I know people can't help it... but I still don't like it)

A huge slumber party (too many girls)

Sticky things (I hate when you touch it and your hands are sticky)

Lipstick stains (they are really gross... especially when you share a drink)

Bugs (they are really creepy)

Tongue piercing (no point of them)

Belly piercing (also no point)

Wet grass (it will stick to you and I hate sticky things)

Tiny cars (feel claustrophobic)

People that suck on their hair (it is really gross)

Long nails (creepy)

Nails on chalk board (gross sound)

Lotion on hands (hands feel greasy)

Silverware (over rated... obviously)

Home

Home is a place in your heart, some say it can't be changed but it truly can.

Ome, ome is home without the H — it's also a meditation word.

Me, me is home without H nor O and it is a word that refers to your self.

Ee is home without H or O or M — it is simply just E but E means "and" in Spanish.

Travel

I love to travel. There are so many places you can travel to. Travel is interesting because you never know what the place you are traveling to is going to be like. Every place that you travel to is different.

I have traveled to many places, including, but not limited to: Washington D.C., Missouri, California, and all over Germany, (where I’m from) and Switzerland. You can travel anywhere in the world. I love travel because new things interest me.

With whom do I usually travel? Wouldn’t you like to know? Too bad.

The views whilst traveling to places in which you have not previously resided are beautiful.

Whilst traveling, there are many ways to pass time, but my favorite is listening to music.

Be sure to pack sufficiently whilst traveling!

What sisters are

Super special and talks to me everyday about life problems and what people should do to change things and how happy she is to see me next month.
Imagination is overblown when I'm around her.
Sisters are forever and never apart and they mean everything to each other.
Trust comes with being related and talking to each other.
Even though we live in different states, we still get to see each other on holidays.
Relative because she's my other half and my sister.

Thank You!

If it weren't for the 10-Day Writing Challenge, I would have been sitting at home reading and grading all of your homework assignments every night.  Don't get me wrong, I really do enjoy reading your thoughts about books and the world.  But I'm just so glad that I had time to write in my journal! Thank you.  It was such a luxury for me!!  It's ok if it wasn't so wonderful for you.  :)

I guess all I really hope is that you now know it's possible.  You never know what you are capable of until you try. People say that a lot, but then they never actually push themselves out of their comfort zones. You all did. That's a big deal.

Also, I hope you now know that you can always come back to your journal whenever you want.  Try to make writing in it a thing you WANT to do, instead of the thing you HAVE to do.

It will always be there for you.
It can be anything you want it to be:   Poetry. Art. Music. Research. Fact. Fiction. Fandom. Plans. Plans. Ideas. Opinions. Comics. Humor. Philosophy. Memories.
It never judges.
It can be a reflection of who you are and an extension into who you want to become.
It's a story worth telling.

Every story is a story worth telling.