Pythoness: and Harthenham: BEYONDERS

Ok, so we left off where Rachel and Jason are going to the Pythoness's lair.  They are going through the water and it takes two days to get there.  Jasher rows all day both days.  (Big muscles - that’s hot!)  Anyway, excuse my teenage girl romance phase.  All girls go through it I expect.  I have a big crush on Jasher. 

Anyway, back to the story.  They arrive at this tree that is on a small island with a bunch of snakes on it.  It’s Jason's turn to take the risk so Rachel stands watch and he goes inside the tree.  He starts losing memory of the outside world as he gets deeper.  Why is he in a tree?  Wasn’t he supposed to be finding a word?  What word?  He couldn't remember.  What was his name?  He finally came to the end of the tunnel where he meets a girl who lives there.  She asks him who he is and he doesn't remember.  She then takes a puffball from the wall which she says is a mushroom and sticks it below his nose.  He remembers who he is, and what he's looking for, and who sent him.  She then gives him some cheese and sap and then water, and he tells about Galloran, and what he's become.  The girl said her mother was the real Pythoness, and died not long before Jason came.  Her mother had passed down the syllable to her, and she told it to him.  It was Rim.  They talked for a little bit.  He thought she was cute and liked her a lot.  She was only abou15 and had fair skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes.  She gave him some puffballs to take back so he could remember their conversation.  He starts walking out of the tree and forgets where he was.  Wasn’t he supposed to go in the tree?  Had already gone in the tree?  What happened?  Rachel asks him what happened and he sticks the puffballs to his nose and tells her.  After that, all three of them go into the tree, and none of them remember who they are.  They sleep there for the night because they don't want to have to deal again with the possibility of getting attacked by snakes.  So they sleep there for the night.  She tells them where the last syllable is.  It is at Harthenham, tattooed on Kimp's shoulder blade.  How lucky.  Jason was invited to the feast at Harthenham.  In order to get the word, they decide that Jason needs to attend the feast at Harthenham, but he must leave.  We’ll stop here.
That's a wrap,
DINGBAT OUT!!!!!

Jasher and the Pythoness Part 1: BEYONDERS

I finished the BEYONDERS today, and I was already behind so I really am behind now.  We left off where they leave Ferrin only to be caught by another displacer.  He tells them to mount his horse if they like, but they will not escape.  So Jason and Rachel take the horse and ride out.  As promised, they are ambushed from nowhere and attacked by manglers.  They are surrounded by men with all different attire, spiked armor, lighter armor, and even no armor at all, or weapons.  Jason and Rachel have no choice but to surrender. They take their weapons, except for Rachel's Oriantum, because it is hidden in her robe.  All of a sudden, when they're about to be captured, there was a blazing flashing white light and three of the manglers and conscriptors blew apart on fire.  This man came riding in, slaughtering man after man, finding the weak points in their armor.  He had black or white hair, I can't remember.  He’s awesome!  He killed all the horsemen, and took three horses that were still alive and uninjured.  He told them his name was Jasher.  He is of the Amar Kabal, the People of the Seed.  He has a seed lodged in the back of his head and when he dies the seed dislodges from the skull and plants and hopefully grows a new Jasher.  I think he's died like 11- 14 times.  When a seed person dies, they a reborn at the same age that they first died.  In the Amar Kabal culture, there is a ceremony held at age 21, where they are killed.  This age is picked so that they can be born into adulthood, but still be very young, and have a good life ahead of them.  Also, if they feel they are getting to old, they can kill themselves or die on purpose so that they have full use of their body again. 

Jasher tells them he works for Galloran and that he's been keeping an eye on him from a distance, ever since Ferrin came aboard.  Anyway, they tell him about the word, and Rachel tells him that Malar told her that the second syllable is located in the lair of the Pythoness, and the Pythoness lies deep in the swamps, which are extremely dangerous to travel through.  Anyway, Jasher gathers up three uninjured horses, and they ride into the swamp.  Then they continue by foot.  Jasher uncovers a skiff that he has and they use it to start treading through the water.  Jasher tells Jason to watch out for green slime, which, if let on board, will eat a man until there is none left of him but his bones.  There are also a ton of poisonous snakes, mud vipers, etc.  They’re exceedingly nasty.  So anyway, let's save the whole Pythoness part for next time shall we?

That’s a wrap,
DINGBAT OUT!!!!

"CRIPPLE"

Ok, so I love sports.  I mean I absolutely love them. My favorite sport of all is basketball.  I love playing with the boys because I can show them that I'm not weak.  I'm not a girly girl in any respect.  But, being boys they can naturally be very mean to girls.  A lot of times they push me down, or trip me without knowing they did, or knowing they did, but being too rude to care.  A lot of the time, they make fun of me for falling down, which only makes me push myself harder.  A lot of the time, I'm too competitive for my own britches!!  Sometimes I push a little too hard and end up getting hurt, like today when I sprained my ankle by twisting it.  I limped in to the Quack's room to rest it so I wouldn't damage it more, and it started getting worse and worse.  I mean, come on!  I already sprained that ankle by playing ultimate Frisbee.  I didn't cry, but then again, when do I cry about receiving injuries?  I mean they don't hurt me at least.  So, the Quack gave me his "roley" chair so I could get to the front office to tell them what had happened.  Ms. Vicki took me upstairs to the nurse and she iced my ankle and put me in a wheel chair!  That was fun!  People were like "hey, I want to be in a wheel chair!!"  It was a little annoying though because everyone was like, "what happened?"  That got annoying, and then everyone was trying to help me.  That’s a no-no usually because I am extremely independent.  It was really fun though.  I popped wheelies!  My friends are really nice and caring to me.  One of them, Momo, who is very sarcastic and dorky kept calling me cripple every time he saw me.  That made me laugh because I know he meant it as a term of endearment. 

Well, that's a wrap,
DINGBAT OUT!!!!!

Master Project!!!!

Okay, so every other Tuesday we have a master project day at my school, meaning we have a short schedule so we are able to work on master project for two hours.  My sponsor is the Barbour, and he is so dang brilliant!  I tell him my ideas once, and they're pretty complex, and he is able to get it immediately and draw a very well thought out picture.  He is able to think it out more in 5 minutes than I am in weeks.  His idea for this particular thing was different, but impressive.  Wait wait wait, hold up.  Maybe I should tell you what my master project is.  My master project is to design a prosthetic limb that is anatomically correct and hooks up to the brain.  It will have millions of robotic bionic microscopic nerve endings and nerves that will be programmed to sense pressure, heat, pain, all sensations.  It will be like spider web of wires as Mr. Barbour pointed out.  At the end of each finger there will be a hub, which is the single controller and modifier and maintainer of all those nerves.  Then all 5 of those hubs controlling the nerves in each finger will be connected to another hub, which will hold all of the arm nerves as well, and this hub connecting all the nerves together will be connected to the mother controller which will be connected to the brain.  Complex huh?  Yeah, I think so too, but that's why I want to do it.  I love it when I accomplish things well beyond my years of complexity.  It builds my character, my confidence, how I feel about myself, and in turn, how I treat others, and it helps me be grateful and appreciative that I have teachers that cheer me on, and believe in me, and genuinely care for me.  All the teachers in my school mean so much to me and are amazing, but there are a select few who mean an aweful lot to me; namely The Quack, Shimmy Dude, The Barbour, The Short Man, The Sewards Rat and the Piercing Spear.  Also, the Dragon Lady.  I didn't like her at first but now I LOVE HER!!!

Well, that's a wrap!

DINGBAT OUT!

Tim's Place

This fall break I went to a place called Tim's place with my mom.  This restaurant is unique in a very special way.  It’s owned and run by a kid with Down syndrome named Tim.  Tim is so ADORABLE!!!!  His spirit is so big and sweet.  He has the biggest heart of anyone I've ever met.  The philosophy there is special.  I remember we went in and his helpers opened the door for us.  You immediatlely feel right at home.  He shook our hand and walked us to our table.  The greatest thing is at the back of the menu there is his amazing story.  The motto he’s always gone by is:  "If you can dream it, you can do it."  This is so inspiring to me.  When you meet someone who has a sore trial in their life, yet they're accomplishing and doing things any "normal" person can do, it encourages you to work harder and believe in yourself.  It was so funny, we were eating and the music was playing, and he was jammin' out man!!!  It was awesome!!!  It was like he was at home, but of course; the sign in the front says "this is my happy place."  One more unique thing that no other menu has:  FREE TIM HUGS!!!!  This is the best part of Tim's place!!!  He gives the best hugs!! I don't even hug as well as he does, but then again, who does? When I hugged him, I felt his energy, his sweet calm loving happy energy which spreads like a wildfire.  It’s infectious.  My teacher Mr. G. used to say, the energy and mood that you exert affects others around you.  I mean in those few minutes we were there, I felt this special bond between him and me form.  He became my best friend.  I mean I'm almost crying.  That is how much this experience meant to me and how much he means to me.

Well, that's a wrap!!

DINGBAT OUT!!!!!