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!!!!!

The Beyonders: White Lake, Betrayal, Jasher part 3

So we left off where Rachel learns Ferrin’s a spy. She tells Jason, and he gets really mad. It was all a set up!!! Ferrin admits it. He says that he is a spy sent to spy on them, but he is only an observer, so he is free to be their friend. He claims most of it was genuine. He made up a few lies in the beginning to gain their trust. He can't nor would he ever harm them, but he can understand completely why Jason thinks he's a jerk and openly says it. He tells them they should never trust him again. They tell him to switch sides, but he's never going to switch sides. He tells them to accept the feast, and live in paradise. If they do not, they will surely be killed, and he doesn't want that for his two "friends". He tells them while they are in Harthenham he will try to find a way to send them back home. After some thought, Rachel stands her ground and declines the opportunity. Jason follows her lead. They tell Ferrin to go and immediately, just as Ferrin said, they're in deep doo doo! well, I'm not going to talk about Jasher this time yet,
so
DINGBAT OUT!!!!!!

The Beyonders: White Lake, Betrayal, and Jasher

Ok, so when we left off, Rachel was jogging on white lake. As she jogs, it starts getting hotter and hotter as she gets closer to the island. It gets so hot so fast she starts to get exhausted almost immediately. She gets so weak that her legs feel like rubber and her whole body is on fire. She gets to the point where she tries to run but her legs won't go anymore, so she falls and she almost dies. The only thing that saves her is her quick thinking. She rolls and regains her footing. Once she reaches the mountain of rocks she collapses, unconscious. She finally awakes and finds an entrance in the mountain and walks in, and as she descends she realizes it gets cooler to her relief. She finds a head lying on the ground and it starts talking to her. It’s a displacer whose name is Asar, and all she sees of him are his head and one arm. She is startled at the sight and asks him what happened. He tells her how he betrayed Maldor and his body was put in a box except for his head and his arm. Those were smuggled out by his friend and his bodyguard, Rex. His friend escapes with his head and swims until he reaches shore. By that time he is absolutely exhausted. He brings Asar to the White Lake and leaves him there. He survives because his heart's still beating and as long as it does he remains alive. Also, he eats moss that his hand brings to him, and drinks water from his hand as well. He asks her to bring his head to the water so he can drink and she does so. He then tells her the 6th syllable of the word, which is DRA. However, the most important thing he tells her is that his friend who saved him was a displacer, and all displacers work for Maldor as his spies. Their only "real friend", Ferrin, is a displacer, so what can that mean??? NO!!!! HE'S A SPIE!!!!!

SUSPENSE BUILDS AGAIN!!!!

DINGBAT OUT!!!!!

The Beyonders: Betrayal, close encounter,Jasher

In the Beyonders so far, Jason goes to Court to get his title as Lord Jason of Caberton recognized and immediately after he challenges Copernum, the Chancellor, to a battle of wits.  Jason wins, where everybody else fails and takes his title as Chancellor.  Copernum tells him he will be a dead man by morning.  Because of this threat Jason sleeps under his fancy new bed, so if an attempt is made he will be safe.  He arranges pillows so that it looks like he's in the bed sleeping.  He keeps his Poniard ready to use.  Sure enough, there is someone in the room who tries to kill him.  Fooling the numerous body guards. Jason waits until he gets near and turns and he cuts severing the assassin's achilles tendon.  The man screams, and the body guard rushes in ready to protect him.  The assassin attacks him and stabs him with a knife that is covered in blood bane, a poison with no antidote. They take Jason to the Regent and they go inside the lore vault.  They talk for a while and then Jason is presented with a letter from Maldor to come attend the eternal feast, which is in Harthenham and is a place of paradise where people are offered to go who oppose Maldor.  If they're gone and out of the way, then the threat is gone.  It is truly paradise on Earth.  Jason shows genuine interest, and tells Dolan the Regent that he wants to go, and asks if he can have a carriage ready.  Dolan complies immediately and by morning Jason is at the Stumbling Stag where Ferrin is.  Soon after Rachel arrives on a horse.  Her escape was planned and aided by Nicolas himself.  Then they continue in the carriage together to a place called White Lake, where another piece of the word is hidden.  By this time Jason has decided that he does not want to accept the invitation to the eternal feast, but to continue in pursuit of the word.  They arrive in White Lake, and Jason dismisses the driver of the carriage and tells him this is their final destination.  The driver hesitantly leaves, and they go to investigate the lake.  Oddly enough, the lake is a creamy white color, and looks completely solid.  Yet when you place something inside, it sinks immediately, like suction.  Jason skips a rock across it, and it bounces nearly ten times before sinking.  Things stay afloat when pressure is applied, and it loosens when something is put gently into it.  It’s almost like running on concrete.  They need to cross the lake in order to get to the center island.  Jason experiments by hopping really hard on the lake, going some distance and then back again.  It’s really stinky and hot out on the lake.  Rachel demands that Jason keep his promise and let her take the risk.  This is much more risky because one bad step and she'll be sucked up into the lake and die.  But she insists because she's very stubborn and supports the argument by mentioning the fact that she is a conditioned runner. So she sets out on the lake.

SUSPENSE BUILDS!!!!!!
DINGBAT OUT!!

Something The Lord Made, One Of My Favorite Films!!!!

I recently discovered a film that has Alan Rickman in it called Something The Lord Made, and it is an absolutely incredible piece of work.  It is based on a true story about the first heart surgery ever performed by Doctor Alfred Blalock and Doctor Vivienne Thomas.  The events happen in a time period of about 15 years, from 1930 to 1945.  The story begins in Nashville, Tennessee, in a time when African Americans were treated less than whites in society, especially in the South.  Vivienne Thomas, an African American man who was previously working as a carpenter was offered a post as a janitor, that’s right, a janitor for Doctor Blalock.  Doctor Blalock is almost immediately impressed with his desire and interest in the human body and anatomy, so he allows him to start working with him in research.  At the time they met, Doctor Blalock was working on finding cures for shock.  In the movie, you really learn what kind of person Doctor Blalock was.  He was very committed to proving things wrong, and being the first one to accomplish the "impossible" at the time.  I love this man because he has many of the attributes and attitudes that I possess in myself.  If you ask any of my teachers, they will tell you I am always looking for big projects to do; projects that have never been done before.  I don't care how much research and work needs to be done, all I care about is the feeling I get when I accomplish something exceedingly hard, something beyond the complexity and intelligence of my years.  I seek exception.  It also helps too, perhaps, that the role of Doctor Blalock was played by an amazing Actor:  Alan Rickman.  If the character wasn't portrayed amazingly well, it wouldn't have done him justice.  Alan was nominated for Best Actor because of his outstanding performance, and now I see why.  For a Brit, he pulls of an impressive Southern Tennessee accent.  My favorite thing, or attribute the movie so expertly conveys is the unique, genuine and respectful relationship that the Doctor and Vivienne had.  He didn't accept jobs if they didn't accept his friend.  To Doctor Blalock, Vivienne was a regular person, no different from anyone else.  He deeply respected him, and considered him his superior in surgical performance.  In fact, when he was to perform the heart surgery, he personally paged Vivienne to help him and walk him through it because they wouldn’t page a black person.  That kind of trust between a black man and a white man was unseen in that time.  Anyway, the chemistry between Rickman and Mos Def (plays Vivienne Thomas) was irresistible.  The acting of all the cast was top-notch, and the story was incredible, absolutely incredible!!!! 

Well, that's all for now, 

DINGBAT OUT!!!!!

I'M SO HAPPY!!!!!

My friend Jake is so nice to me!!!  He's so thoughtful!!!!!  He knows how much I love Alan Rickman and he gave me a picture today that he drew of him.  I mean, he literally drew it for ME!!!!  I thought that was so cool.  I'm tickled pink!!!!!  It doesn't look exactly like him, but for 10 minutes (max) it's quite impressive.  Besides, it's the thought that counts.  I asked him to sign it, and he signed it in his famous signature.  I wish I could put it on here but for some stupid reason I don't have life frame so I can't take pictures!!!  But anyway, it was awesome!!!!  Here, I'll put the picture that he based his drawing on.

Dingbat out!  

Ferrin, Trensincourt, Nicolas, and Copernum- The Beyonders, Part 2

Jason and Rachel come to this town after travelling awhile and agree to eat there. However, when in the town they are immediately encountered with danger.  Jason is eating with Ferrin and Rachel and he suddenly feels a sharp pain on his side.  It turns out to be the two men from the rescue group for the Giddy Nine.  They’re holding a knife to him.  Ferrin sees this and starts attacking them.  He hits one of the men; I believe it was the tall skinny one, in the neck, on the Adam's apple, sending him crumpling to the ground, gasping for air in pain. Then the Constable of the town comes out.  Enraged, he says, "What is the meaning of all this?  What’s going on?"  So anyway Jason, Ferrin, Rachel, and the other man are taken to the dungeon/ jail.  Not long after that, word gets to the prisoners that the man Ferrin struck had died.  Ferrin said, "We have to get out of here. We will be executed."  Ferrin comes up with a plan to escape.  He is in a cell with Jason, Rachel is in a cell by herself, and so is the other man.  Ferrin tells Jason to act as if he is asleep, and start moaning, as if he is having a nightmare.  This is to attract the guard to him.  Once outside the cell, Ferrin will knock him out.  It works, and they get the guard inside the cell.  Then Ferrin pulls his hand off and throws it at the wall to where the keys hang.  He finally grabs them after a couple tries, and unlocks the door of their and Rachel's cell.  They take the weapons off the knocked out guard and open the door.  There is another guard outside and they lock him in the cell and knock him out. 

They then go and steal some horses and ride out.  Jason had not really ridden before, so it was jarring when the horse started galloping and cantering because he didn't know how to place his body.  After a while he finally got the hang of it.  So they ride for a while and then start walking until they get to Trensincourt. Ferrin is not favored in Trensincourt, so he can't go in because it's a rough city, but he tells them he will wait for two weeks at an Inn called the "something" Stag (I can't remember exactly).  He gives them a gold pellet and a silver pellet that were not stolen because they were in his shoe, and they head off to Trensincourt.  Once there, they immediately begin inquiring for Nicolas, and this little boy escorts them to where he lives which is in an alley.  They come to the door and knock, and it is answered by a woman that looks like one of those biker chicks:  really buff, and hard core.  Anyway, she doesn't let them in at first, even though Jason shows her the ring on his finger, and mentions Galloran.  She says he's ill, and cannot be disturbed.  She slams the door.  Jason knocks again, and she answers it this time with a crossbow in her hand.  She talks with Nicolas and lets them in. They find Nicolas to be a man with no legs in a harness.  He’s old and worn.  They talk for a while, and Nicolas tells him he needs to be careful in Trensincourt.  They discuss the word, and where pieces of it can be found.  Nicolas says one syllable can be found in the Lorevault, but only the Chancellor and Regent are allowed in..........

There's more I have to say, but for next time! Hehehehe!

DINGBAT OUT!!!!

Ferrin, Trensincourt, Nicolas, and Copernum- The Beyonders, Part 1

After leaving the town of the Tavern-Go-Round, Jason and Rachel continue their quest for Trensincourt and Nicolas.  On their way, they come across a bag hanging on a pole about 10 feet in the air, and they hear a voice coming from the bag.  It turns out it's a head of a man named Ferrin who was mugged by some men, and separated from his head.  But then if he has been separated from his head, how is his head still talking and alive?  The answer:  Ferrin is a displacer, which is a person who can separate body parts from his body, and they will fuse back together.  Also, when separated from his body, they continue to get blood circulated to their body, and can still feel.  And, Ferrin can even still control the rest of his body.  Anyway, he told them his body had been buried, and all the money he possessed had been taken away from him.  

Jason found where the earth had been tilled and disturbed, marking evidence that this was his burial site, and began digging with his hands to unearth his body.  He then stood on Ferrin's headless shoulders and retrieved his head from the bag.  Then Ferrin removed his head from the bag and fused it back to his neck.  He was so grateful that they had saved him that he agreed to travel with them as long as they were not scared of being prone to danger because displacers are despised and treated with hate and strife.  However, Jason and Rachel are also looked down on for the task they are undertaking, so they agree to travel with him.  

Keeping you in suspense...,

DINGBAT OUT!!!!

IT"S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YYYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY MOVIE TRULY MADLY DEEPLY IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!  AFTER THREE LONG WEEKS, MY BRAND NEW NEVER BEFORE OPENED MOVIE TRULY MADLY DEEPLY IS HERE ALL THE WAY FROM CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  OH MY GOSH, AFTER SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF IT, IT'S REALLY GOOD.  BEFORE I WAS ONLY ABLE TO WATCH LITTLE CLIPS ON YOUTUBE, NEVER ALL OF THE PIECES!  OH MAN, THERE IS ONE SCENE WHERE NINA'S SISTER IS OVER WITH HER SON, HARRY, AND SHE IS HELPING CLEAN NINA'S HOME.  NINA LIVES IN A FLAT THAT IS INFESTED BY RATS, AND HARRY ALMOST EATS SOME OF THE RAT POISONING, AND HIS MOM GETS MAD AT HIM; MOSTLY OUT OF FRIGHT.  THE SCENE IS ALSO SUPER MESSED UP THOUGH, BECAUSE, YOU SEE, NINA'S HUSBAND, JAIMIE PLAYED THE CELLO.  THE CELLO IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING SHE HAS BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE ONLY THINGS SHE HAS LEFT OF HIM.  SO WE KNOW THAT NOW RIGHT?  WELL GUESS WHAT?  SHE SITS DOWN WITH HER SISTER AND PUTS HARRY ON HER LAP, AND HER SISTER TELLS NINA THAT HARRY IS TAKING CELLO LESSONS.  SHE SAYS THAT HE NEEDS A CELLO TO HAVE IF HE'S GOING TO STAY WITH IT AND BE SERIOUS, AND THEN SHE DOES THE MOST SCREWED UP THING EEEEEVVVVEEEERRRR!!!!!!!  SHE ASKS IF HARRY CAN HAVE JAMIE'S CELLO.  NINA LOSES IT; I MEAN BIG TIME!!!!!!!!!  I MEAN WHAT A JERK, TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT!!!!!!!! REEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLYYYYYYY INSENSITIVE!!!!!! 

THE FUNNY THING IS NINA'S SISTER IS SHOCKED AT HOW SHE REACTED.  NINA WAS SO UPSET!!!  "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST ASKED ME THAT! YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE ASKED!" THE FUNNY THING IS, THAT NIGHT IS THE NIGHT JAMIE COMES BACK, AND THIS MAN WHO WORKS FOR HER AS HER MAINTENANCE MAN, TITUS, WHO IS POLISH, TELLS HER TO GO TO PARIS WITH HIM FOR A WEEK AND MAKE LOVE.  HE ALREADY PURCHASED THE TICKETS, BUT I MEAN HOW CAN SHE GO WITH HIM?  HER HUSBAND'S BACK!!!!!  SHE WOULDN'T HAVE GONE ANYWAY BECAUSE SHE MISSED JAMIE, BUT STILL, I MEAN COME ON!!!!!!!  AWKWARD!!!!!!!!  TITUS IS CRUSHED BECAUSE HE ALREADY PURCHASED THE TICKETS AND HE TELLS HER HE LOVES HER.  HE IS JUST TRYING TO BE NICE, AND HELPFUL, BUT SHE DOESN'T ACCEPT HIS OFFER.  SHE THEN CLOSES THE DOOR ON HIM AND RETURNS TO FIND JAMIE GONE.  SHE GOES TO HER ROOM TO CRY, AND HE SNEAKS UP BEHIND HER, SCARING THE CRAP OUT OF HER!!!! LOL!!!!!  THEN THEY TALK FOR A MINUTE AND KISS.  ANYWAY, THE MOVIE'S REALLY LONG SO I'M GONNA STOP HERE, BUT CHECK IT OUT ON YOUTUBE!!!!!!!!  GREAT MOVIE!!!!!!!!!
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S WRAP,
DINGBAT OUT!!!!!!

Worth By After Daybreak

Ever since my Freshman year I've wanted so badly to sing with the Quack and the Shimmy Dude.  Well this year, I found this amazing song called Worth by one of my favorite bands, After Daybreak.  After Daybreak is a group of 3 Mormon Men from Utah (GO UTAH!!!!!!!), and they have AMAZING voices, and create amazing harmonies.  I was so impressed with this song because the harmonies were so beautiful. I showed the Quack, and he was impressed!  He was like, "wow!  That's beautiful!  Can you get the sheet music?"  It was pretty cool, and that's the song I want to do.  I haven't shown Shimmy Dude yet, but I am 100 percent certain he'll like it.  The Shimmy Dude loves harmonies, and melody, and anything music.  Same with the Quack.  They're both extremely obsessed with Jazz music, and I'm obsessed with 50's music, and 40's music, so we have a lot in common.  Also, all of us love classical music.  So, anyway, to fill you in on the painting, we named more people on our painting in the Stake Center at seminary. There’s one guy who looks like he has a red crest like a rooster so I named him roostie, and there's one woman who has her hands like a robot, so we call her robot woman.  Then there's a baby and his name is Mr. Barbour Jr. and the other baby in the picture is Mr. Barbour Jr. Jr.  LOL!  Anyway, I have the music video of Worth on here for everyone to see.  I just had to share it it's so beautiful.  Anyway, watch it, and enjoy.

That's all for now.

 

DINGBAT OUT!!

Snow Cake

Oh my Gosh I found a good movie that I really love called Snowcake!!!! It has my two favorite actors:  Sigourney Weaver and ALAN RICKMAN!  I love it because it's about this man who meets this girl named Vivienne in a diner,  She pesters him into giving her a lift.  They drive for a while, and he tells her about himself.  His name is Alex Hughes.  She wants to be a writer, and she is trying to get to know him, so he can tell her stories to inspire her for writing.  He tells her that he just got out of prison for killing a man, and that she should normally avoid the people who appear normal like he did to her.  He also tells her he has a brother who's gay.  He doesn't talk much because he's sad, and has had a difficult past, but she brings it right out of him.  They start getting really close.  I have two favorite lines.  The first is when they stop to eat at McDonald's and Vivienne says, "So, here we are, sharing a meal. You know if I was a few years older this would be a date."  Than Alex says, "A few? You're generous."  I thought that was hilarious.  My other favorite line is when she has just bought her mother these balls that light up and play music, and Alex says, "Great, just what she always wanted," and Vivienne says "you don't know my mother mister sarcastic!  She's gonna' be beside herself when she sees these." Then right after that it gets really really sad.  Alex pulls the car out, and this music comes on and Vivienne turns it up and starts singing.  He has this big smile on his face.  He’s stopped, waiting to go, when this huge 40 ton demi truck smashes into their car at a rate of at least 90 miles per hour, flipping the car over.  Alex gets out without a scratch, but Vivienne was killed on the spot.  He feels so guilty he can't even stand it, even though it was 100% the semi-truck driver's fault.  Alex goes to pay his respects and confess what role he played to her mother, Linda, but she doesn't show any sadness.  The reason is that she has high-functioning autism, which is why I like it because I can relate incredibly well because I have Aspergers, which is on the autistic spectrum, but not really autism.  That is why I like this movie so much, because it's about a relationship that grows between someone with autism and someone who doesn't.  They end up healing each other, and he falls in love with a girl named Maggie.  With the help of Linda and Maggie, he is slowly able to accept himself again.

Well, that’s a wrap,

DINGBAT OUT!!!!

Trensincourt and the TAVERN-GO-ROUND - Beyonders (Cont'd)

This blog is for the week of September 12 through 16

The Beyonders (Cont'd)

The bartender says they have puckerlies.  They have the best seafood at the bar.  They serve puckerlies alive.  Puckerlies cost three and a half drooma.  Puckerlies are eaten by squirting a little blue colored pulpa oil to loosen them up.   Then you suck them out and they are gelatinous and good.  They order a platter of puckerlies.  There is a guy sitting at a table near the door that is feeling bad from the spinning.  The guy asks for a bowl of clam chowder.  The bartender says he needs to wash dishes or show him he has money.  Jason offers to purchase clam chowder for the man.  The man is one of the survivors of the Giddy 9, a group of performers.  The man’s name is Tark.  Simeon is the leader of the Giddy 9.  A Prophetess told them that if they played music off of the waterfall they would summon a hero and that is how Jason arrived because there are no heroes in the land.  Jason is the one that shot the arrow in the shoulder of one of the performers.  Tark says that if he meets the one who shot the arrow he will kill him.  Jason indicates that perhaps the one who shot the arrow was just trying to help them and remains silent about the arrow.  Jason tells Tark if he really wants to be a hero and go after a villain, then he should go after Maldor.  Tark agrees and gets confident and heads out of the TAVERN-GO-ROUND and starts stomping.  In Lyrian, women do not count for much.  Kerny asks Rachael and Jason how they liked the Puckerlies.  Rachael responds first.  Kerny gives Jason a weird look.  Jason replies saying Rachael gets excited about her food.  Kerny asks if Jason and Rachael need a place to stay.  Kerny says his mother owns an inn.  Kerny escorts Rachael and Jason to the Inn. 

There is this guy with curly orange hair and tons of freckles wearing a long sack with holes in it who says that Jason and Rachael smell like foreigners.  Kerny says it is five drooma for one room.  Jason pays for two rooms.  Jason explains Rachael is his sister, so the cost for the rooms is 8 drooma.  Later on, Rachael and Jason receive a knock on the door.  Jason opens it and it is Ned.  Jason grabs his pinyard.  Ned tackles him and takes the pinyard.  Ned says that Jason knows of the book that is bound in human skin.   Ned has a string and is controlled by Maldor.  Ned covers the string on his hand with a black glove.  Ned tells Jason he is in danger.  Jason and Rachael are almost out of food to eat.  Rachael goes to talk Gerta to see if she can get some food.  ason naps.  Ned taps on Jason’s window.  Ned and Jason go up on the roof.  Some guys come in and check the rooms.  Jason and Ned jump off the roof.  When the men cannot find Jason, they run away.

GALLORAN - Beyonders (cont'd)

This post is for the week of September 12 through 16.

Beyonders (cont'd).

Jugard is safe from the crab because the opening of the cave is too small for the crab to get through.  Rachael comes in saying something chasing her.  Jugard says Macroid cannot resist blood.  Twice Jugard had cut himself on accident and Macroid would bang at the entrance for hours trying to get at Jugard.  Jugard noosed Puggles to use him as bait and he jumped on top of him and sliced him while Jason and Rachael were already running ahead, and then he cut the rope.  Rachael and Jason barely escape.  Now the crab is chasing Puggles.  It slices Puggles in half. 

Rachael and Jason get out of the elevator and they are safe.  Before they left, Jugard had told Jason who he could contact to find some information on the word that can kill Galloran.  The person Jason must find is located in Trensincourt and his name is Nicholas Dangler.  Jason and Rachael travel for a while and they end up in a fishing town where  here are a lot of different faded buildings.  There is a spinning building that is spinning really fast.  There is a boxed shaped face man (red) he pulls them in.  The TAVERN-GO-ROUND is the name of the building.  They walk in a room in the building where there are tables all around.  There is a guy there that asks what he can get them.  Jason and Rachael had to balance because of the spinning.  Jason asked why the building is spinning.  The bartender tells him that it is due to an underground river.  The speed depends on the current speed of the river.  The bartender tells him it is going fairly slow at this time.  When he walks to the middle of the bar the spinning force lessens.  The name of the bartender is Kerny.

What should I talk about? SEMINARY!

I really don't know what to talk about, so I'll talk about what I did today.  First I got up at 5 o'clock, went to seminary at 6 where we got breakfast burritos from Brother Pinon.  We could only get a breakfast burrito if all 16 of us passed off the scripture mastery of the week.  This week, it was Genesis 1:26-27.  Surprisingly it took everyone until we had only ten minutes left to finish it.  I had passed it off a day earlier, so I worked on passing off 3 other scripture mastery scriptures.  You see, there’s this girl in my class named Jodi and we are always neck and neck.  We’re the best in the class, but last year she beat me at memorizing all the scriptures.  I swore to myself that I would not let that happen again.  I have my pride you know!  So this year I'm going to memorize all 25 scriptures first; not second; not third; first!!  I have 8 memorized so far so I'm tied with Jodi.  It doesn't help that we're both extremely competitive!  At the end of seminary we got either a breakfast burrito or a breakfast sandwich, depending on preference.  Sister Pitts also made cinnamon roles in the Annex building for her students, so naturally I had to steal one!!  Lol!!  Here's something really funny that my friends and I do.  I carpool with a family named the Harpers and a boy named Josh.  So you have Sister Harper, Adam, Dale, Josh, and me.  I swear my friends are wacko!!  They’re awesome.  Josh and Dale are convinced that Mr. Barbour, my teacher, is a dog.  I don't know where they get these crazy things from, but it's pretty funny.  Josh always asks, "How’s the Barbour?"  There’s a painting near the entrance that depicts Jesus teaching, and the basket in the corner is the Barbour, the man with a crazy hat is the Quack, and well, we don't have one for Shimmy dude yet, but there is a man in the picture that we named Bill!!  Josh is always asking me. "Is the Barbour bald, because if he is that would be hilarious because he's a Barbour!!"  Josh is such a DORK!!  I love him; he's one of my very best friends.  I tell everyone about my teachers.  Josh, Adam, and Dale absolutely love the Barbour even though they've never met him.  I think that's enough.

DINGBAT OUT!!

FRUSTRATION and Favorite Actors

OH MY GOSH!!!!  I HAVE WAITED FOR FOR TRULY MADLY DEEPLY FOR TWO WEEKS NOW!!!!!!!! I WANT IT SO BAD!!!! I've learned so much more about it  It's weird, he dies of a sore throat I found out.  I mean literally, all of a sudden he stops breathing.  I swear I am absolutely in love with Alan Rickman.  He portrays the character of Jamie with such finesse, and subtleness, and naturalism.  He acts a lot like Rex Harrison, who is amazing at what he did on stage!  And OH MY GOSH, Juliet Stevenson is absolutely amazing as an actress, especially in this movie.  I don't have many favorite actors, but most of my favorite actors are British.  I like the ones who focus on naturalism.  I love that.  Some of the best ones are David Niven, Charlton Heston, Kay Kendall, Rex Harrison (OF COURSE), Alan Rickman, Juliet Stevenson, Maggie Smith, Richard Harris, Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Meryl Streep, Nicolas Cage, and Julie Andrews.
My top 6 Actors (in order of most favorite to least favorite):

1. Rex Harrison
2.  Alan Rickman
3.  Meryl Streep
4.  Julie Andrews
5.  Tony Shalhoub
6.  Stanley Tucci

Well, I don't have much more to say for this time around,

Dingbat out!!!

Jugard and the Titan Crab (Beyonders cont'd)

Galloran (the Blind King) gave Jason the title of Lord of Caberton and gave him a ring and a pinyard.  Galloran gave Rachael an Orantium and Rachael and Jason set off to find the sea cave.  Jason and Rachael argue about who is going to jump off a cliff into the sea.  Jason is extremely stubborn and insists on jumping so he strips down to his boxers.  Rachael and Jason flip a coin to see who will jump and Rachael wins, but Jason jumps anyway.  He dives right between two very sharp rocks to avoid getting hurt.  Jason swims into the sea cave.  He then climbs a 10 foot ledge.  On top of the ledge is a man with wiry muscles and white/gray hair twisting a piece of seaweed that makes it glow.  Jason tells the old man that he is sent by Galloran.  But the old man stays quiet and stares.  Jason looks away and stays quiet.  He didn’t want the old man to think that he is pushing him.  Finally the old man speaks and tells Jason he is wise because he demonstrates patience and wisdom.  The old man says his name is Jugard.  Jason asks if the old man knows a syllable of the word?  The old man says the fourth syllable of the word is  “en.”  So Jason now has two of the six syllables:  “A” and “en;” the first and the fourth.  After the old man and Jason had been talking for a while, Jugard talks to Jason about how it is relatively impossible to get out of the cave because the only way out is a little elevator and it is occupied by a Titan Crab.  Five people had tried prior and they had been killed by the crab.  Jugard tells Jason to take a peek at the crab and Jason does.  Jugard named the crab Macroid and it is a female.  Jason notes that the crab has black armor that is almost 100% impenetrable.  Jason and Jugard hear a splash.  Rachael shows up saying she was chased by a strange creature.  She climbed up the ledge while there was a creature jumping 8 feet high up the 10 foot ledge.  Jugard throws his seaweed down over the ledge so they can see what the creature is.  The creature that chased Rachael is Puggles the bore hound.  Puggles is chasing Rachael and Jason because he has been conscripted, which means that he was reprogrammed in his brain to have only one desire of chasing down Rachael and Jason.  Puggles was conscripted by Conscriptors.