*magic-school-bus

--If I could take a ride on the Magic School Bus*, I would take a trip back in time to the 1920s. I think it would be neat to look into the lives of people who lived in the twenties. I especially think it would be cool to see all the clothes a Flapper wore and see the things that were "in style" back then. I would definitely learn a lot...probably not in the educational sense you might've wanted, Mrs. Waters--ha.*

((theres a neww kidd in townn))

If I was in charge of showing a new kid around our school...welp...
-First of all--> I would show them Mrs. Waters' room, because her class is the best ever! Haha ;))
-Then I would show them all the usual stuff you would expect to show a new kid in your school...bathrooms, classrooms, blah-blah-blah.
-I would finally check to make sure they were sane, cause I wanna get outta this place as fast as I can!!! LOL**

&&april20th

1. Marcus Aurelius--- (Born April 20, 121) Marcus Aurelius is considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers.
2. Philippe Pinel--- (Born April 20, 1745) Philippe Pinel was a French physician.
3. Adolf Hitler--- (Born April 20, 1889) Adolf Hitler was the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.

//pirates.

Hmmm...if I was captain on the ship that was being attacked by the pirates, I don't know that I would have been as brave as Capt. Phillips. I would like to SAY that I would've been, but if it literally came down to it, I don't think I could have taken the step that Richard Phillips did. He showed traits of courage and bravery that alot of people don't have.

eye.heart.easter

One of my fondest Easter memories was the Easter after my grandpa passed away, when I was in 4th grade. Normally, my whole family comes in to Wellington* to hunt Easter eggs in my grandma's backyard, but this particular year we all went to Fredricksburg. Easter has always been a special holiday on my dad's side of the family for a number of reasons, and this year proved to be another special one; we sure had fun!! The whole family made a trip to the Wild Flower Farm and took amazingly cute pictures in the wildflowers! ;) That was when we found out Walker was allergic to wildflowers, and we had to rush him to the Emergency Room because he had an asthma attack. That's not really a fond memory, but we all laugh about it now...Walker holds his breath everytime we drive by it, haha!!* Anyways, we went shopping and all that good stuff...and that's about all I can remember about my Easter in 4th grade.**

...thebachelor*

-->2 million babyy.

Mexican authorities have offered rewards of up to two million dollars for any info leading to the drug cartels in Mexico. Sounds to me like they're in a big mess. I'm afraid that because the dollar amount is so big, people will do anything and turn in anybody just to get their reward. This could mean workers of the drug leaders could be unloyal and turn their boss in. Wouldn't be very pretty if the "boss" found out about this...* The entire situation is just a mess anyway, but I'm afraid that with the Mexican officials issuing this new reward, things could get just a little more out-of-hand.

{myspringbreak}

For my amazing spring break, I traveled to Houston, Texas to visit family and go shopping, and I also went to Austin to see my grandfather fly in an extremely old B-24 bomber that he flew in World War II.
<3 kacy.

**drug.cartels.**

In my opinion, the drug situation in Mexico is a {big deal}. Basically, two familes are at "war" over who should own the rights to supply the United States with drugs. Some people might blame the U.S. for this problem, but I think you should look directly at the source. This war will never end if you can't get ahold of the main problem, the main source. Thousands upon thousands of people have been murdered, raped, and tortured because of the drug cartels...and thousands upon thousands of people still will if they don't find a way to control this issue. Drugs will continue to take over cities, and even countries, if we don't put an end to this. Yeah, this is a big deal!

"america's education"

I am totally against year-round school, which is exactly what our new Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, is trying to set in stone. He believes that sending us to school year-round will lower the drop-out rates, and improve the "competitive disadvantage" that some people think we have with India and China. Sending kids to school for the entire year won't necessarily make them smarter. I don't quite understand how the man has come up with this plan...but honestly, sending us to school for a longer period of time will more than likely increase the drop-out rates. Actually, in a lot of cases, kids drop out of school for reasons that the school has no control over...maybe Mr. Duncan should look into fixing those problems first.*

[cloning?]

To clone? Or not to clone?
I agree...cloning scares me too. I do however think that the 'thought' of being able to clone something is pretty neat. And yeah, it kind of amazes me. But I believe that it is totally wrong. To me, cloning an animal or a human being is like cheating. God created life, and He should be the ONLY one to get to do so.*

hot-dog-day.

If I had the chance to create my own holiday...I would most definately create Hot Dog Day. Hot Dog Day* would be the first Monday of every month and school would be let out in rememberance of this day. To celebrate this glorious day --> people all around the world would fix hot dogs and set out all the "fixins." Hot Dog Day* would also require going to baseball games, watching movies, and having cook-outs!!

A litte weird, but I'm currently re-watching The Bachelor...and Jason just sent home THE best girl ever!! :(
So...Hot Dog Day is in honor of Jillian!! lol...

--a million 2 much.

-Brett Favre

Less than a year after announcing his retirement from football, Brett Favre is retiring yet again.*
We all have to stop and wonder if he came back in the first place for the love of football...or for the millions.
I agree that Favre IS getting old and we should let the man do what he wishes...
But he still should've followed his first instincts and called it quits in 2008.

http://www.thisisjuststupid.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/image/brett-favre.jpg

-"A-ROID"
On Sunday, Major League Baseball's highest paid player was announced to have tested positive for steroids in 2003. 2003 was the same year that Alex won the American League Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers. But after this big news break, it makes me wonder if he achieved that award with his own natural talent...or if he won the award by taking steroids. A-Rod even lied to the feds about his situation, which leads everyone to believe that he feels he's not good enough to play the game and make the money he's making without having "help." The bottom line is this: the guy gets paid by the [millions], and if he's not good enough to play without using steroids, then he shouldn't be playing in the first place.

//oops//

This past week, 23 year old Michael Phelps admitted to "regrettable behavior" at a November party at the University of South Carolina. Photographs show that the record-holder Olympic swimmer was caught smoking marijuana. Even though he is considered to be a [role-model], I believe that Phelps should pay the consequences of his decisions just like any normal citizen would have to do. Yes, I agree that nobody is perfect, and Phelps agrees that too, but he should not use this as a reason for doing something he knows is wrong.

...honored*

"...think back to all historical figures. Who do you think would be honored to witness this particular inauguration?"

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I feel like Wilt Chamberlain would've been honored to have been present at the inauguration of President Obama on Tuesday. Wilt Chamberlain was one of the most dominating centers in the history of basketball. He filled up numerous pages of basketball record books with his talents. Chamberlain made many firsts for African-Americans in the game of basketball*, and I feel that because of that, he also made huge strides for African-Americans in general. The same goes for Obama: on Tuesday, Barack Obama was sworn into office as the first African-American president of the United States; something Americans thought would never happen. Wilt Chamberlain would have been honored* to have been present at this significant event in history.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Wilt_Chamberlain.jpg

{{takeoff}}

Thursday, January 15th, 2009.
3:26 p.m.
I'm on board US Airways Airbus A320, headed for South Carolina.
Our plane is pulling out onto the runway at LaGuardia Airport.
About one minute later, I hear a voice come over the intercom: "Brace for impact because we're going down."
Someone in the seat beside me said that we had just hit a flock of birds. Hmm...
The things that were going through my head at that point were outrageously crazy. I had no idea what was about to happen.
*All I could think to do was pray and hope for the best.
The passengers were told that we would be landing in the Hudson River. We hit the water pretty hard, but everything seemed to be okay.
Our pilot did a great job of evacuating the plane and making sure everyone was out.
I was out standing on the left wing of the plane, with 41 degree water up to my knees.
An hour later---> a ferry approached us and helped us to safety and warmth.
Words don't even begin to express how blessed I feel at this point.
...this was quite an experience!!

;] check it out!!

*My entire art class has been interesting this school year. I loved working on our four canvas project!! ^ I guess I could say it was because of the colors I used haha...but I really did have fun working on that project. We are currently coloring on our colored pencil drawings and working on Claymation. Our Claymation project is going to be pretty neat ;]... we've come up with a 'horrible' date scene where everything wrong seems to happen to a guy on his way to his date's house.* We're building clay people and taking pictures of them with our computers to put them all together in a movie at the end. My colored pencil drawing is of me sitting in the bluebonnets when I was two years old. It's going to take me a while to finish it, but I'm hoping it turns out cute!!*

in.10.years.-->

10 years from now, I hope to have graduated from Texas Tech with a degree in Interior Design and be completely FINISHED with school. Finally! =] I'm hoping that my degree will take me around the world and I'll be able to get in a little bit of traveling...I think it'd be neat to intern in another country for a few months. I can see myself already being married to my prince charming and settled down in a cute little house out in the country.* I'm still unsure as to where I wish to live, but I guess I'll find that out soon enough!! I also expect to take a mission trip to somewhere in the next 10 years. --->