Peaches+Ketchup=Throw-up On Tasnim!

By Tasnim

"Jayda! You know that that won't taste good! Don't taste all that food and stop it!" Jayda was mixing ketchup with peaches. On of the Hoffman-Boston Lunch assistances, Ms.T knew that she wouldn't like it, so she told her not to do it. But Jayda refused. She insisted that she does this all the time and likes it. and there she goes, mixing.

No one else cared that she was mixing all her food up. They just watched. this included little first grade Tasnim. In fact, they were all in first grade. No wonder Jayda didn't know any better. Jayda takes her first bite, and Ms.T watches. Everyone else just minded their own business.

Tasnim, who was sitting right across from Jayda, was watching. She thought that Jayda really did like it, and there would be no problem. Tasnim wanted to see Ms.T's reaction when Jayda ate it.

But instead of the food going from Jayda's mouth to Jayda's belly, it went from Jayda's mouth to TASNIM'S face! "pzpspzspzpsz!" Jayda takes her first bite and doesn't like it, so she spits and it lands all over Tasnim. From hair to neck. Tasnim just sits there, not believing what happened. Everyone around her rushes to get napkins and clean her up. OMG! WHAT IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tasnim thinks. Of course Jayda said sorry and helped clean Tasnim up, but that still doesn't help for the fact that she put her used food all over Tasnim. Maybe it would have been easier to deal with if the food hasn't been in someone's mouth, and mixed with saliva.

Life Lesson: When someone says not to mix food up, don't mix food up!!!

(I know this isn't an Alphabiograophy, but there's a life lesson to this, and this will help with other people who want to do crazy things.

3K

By Chris

Today I ran in a 3k in Falls Church. A 3k is 1.86 miles but always feels more like 2 because of the early June heat and all the uphill portions, along with the 800m homestretch. It did increase my endurance, and I ran with my friend, Jamie, who I beat by 2 seconds. We ran a good race overall, sprinting for the finish when Jamie's mom yelled, "Hey Jaime! Your almost there!" At which point Jamie decided that we should run away, as fast as we could. My time was 16:33, which is OK, but not what I expected. Last year, I got a 17, but when I was out on a jog with my friend and his dad, I got just under a 15. Oh, well, I'll do better next year.

Stuffed animals (that I am getting nowhere with)

By Maeve

I am not getting a lot of work done on these stuffed animal things that I am making, and I am supposed to make about 20 of them. Once I finish one, another person just has to come and ask for another one. It seems as though I am getting more people than I am making more things. I have only done a few people so far.

Unicorn
Peacock (almost)
Platypus (almost) (x2)

These are just a few of the things that I have to do.

Bunny
Narwhal
Panda
Pig
Box

And much, much more........

A Lot of Depressing Stuff to Talk About

By Marisa

Yola peepsicles!!!!!! I am currently in the living room of my nana and grandparents' house with, Daphney the 5 year old(cousin), Tiffany the 4 year old(cousin), Peter the 1 year old(cousin), Jack, Sophia, my mom, Uncle Gabe (Peter, Daphney, and Tiffany's dad), Pregnant Aunt Laura (Gabe's wife, and my dad's sister), Gramps(the grandfather;my dad's dad), Nadia, and Nana(my grandmother; dad's mom). Confusing family trees...... We went to (surprisingly) another funeral. Okay, let me try to explain this, my godfather, or my dad's younger brother's wife, Laurie....... Well, Laurie's grandmother's ashes were to be buried witch was like funeral, but smaller. It was sad...... After that, Laurie's parents invited everyone that went to the funeral to this fancy, expensive, Italian restaurant-food on them. Yesterday, at the other funeral, my dad's grandfather, we had about an hour to stay in the funeral home and say our last words to Great grandpa.... (this was on Friday) He had a plush coffin and had make up on that made it look like he didn't loose as much blood as he had lost...... We got to put in notes and pictures in a little cupboard inside the coffin..... Everyone was wearing something along the lines of black. We did a short funeral mass (I'm christian) then, we all drove to the cemetery...... I cried, my mom cried, nana cried, great nana cried.....and, for the first time, I saw..... my dad cry. For him, his grandfather died..... For nana, her dad died..... For great nana, her husband died......Imagine how that feels..... Your dad dying...... Your husband dying...... It's all too sad for my liking..... But, I remember when the priest said, 'He is happier in the after life then he was now; He would be happy if he knew we weren't sad.' And if you think about that, it kinda makes you less sad..... knowing he's happy and stuff...... Well, I'd like to stop talking about this now, so TTFN.....

Pennsylvania Dorm Room

By Jay

Air conditioned and dark, quiet and small, the dorm room that I am staying in is definately a new experience for me.Today I arrived at West Chester University where I am staying for the next couple of days. My dad and I have gotten a dorm room for the weekend so that I can play in a soccer tournament tomorrow.  We have no working lights in the dorm room so it is pretty dark.  We have the bathroom light on to see each others faces. This post is being dictated to my mom over the phone because the internet does not work. It is almost like camping, but maybe tomorrow will be better.

Interviewing, Pumped, & Mystery!!!!

By Riittisha

Can you guess by my title what my first three periods are?

English, Math, Science.

In English, we had to be a interviewer, and a interviewee. But you probably knew that if you're reading this right now. Chris. He was the one who was going to be interviewing me. He's our unicorn, and boy is he funny!! He had me cracking up all through English, but Omar and Nicky who were sitting across from us played a part in my hysterics too. I have to interview Tiana tomorrow. Shep-Dawg always comes up with the most creative and enjoyable assignments...

If you have Mrs. Y for Math, you know that Mrs. Y is.. well, Mrs. Y. As soon as I entered Math, and I had barely sat down when she started grinning really wild, grabbed a bag of Smarties, and started tossin' them around cheerfully, saying, "WE ARE WHAT WE EAT." That was a great start. Everyone knows Mrs. Y is the type of person to pump you up. Then came another surprise. No homework. Mrs. Y is fun, but also strict. So this kind of entered as a shock. Yet, another surprise! Along with the Smarties she gave out Strategy Sheets, saying, "Start as soon as you get them! I'll take the first three people up!" That was a shock too! Mrs. Y likes us all to be settled down, but I didn't have much time to gape... other people were scribbling away, and I wanted to be one of the three. A few minutes later, ... "Mrs. Y, I'm done!!"

"Dang Riittisha!" Lili and Quinn chorused. I was one of the last people to get a strategy sheet, yet I was the second one done, after Silvia, but no fair, she was in the first table to get a sheet! But, I was the last. And I was second. I was awfully proud. One of my goals is to be the first person to stand up. I've accomplished that goals, two or three times. Usually, it's either Joann or me first, only a couple seconds apart, with Silvia right on our tail. I'm proud.

Mystery!! In Science, after out warmup, we watched these two crime clips. Then, we got this map, directions, and had to try to solve the mystery.

"Riittisha.:P"

"Helena. :P"

My partner was Helen. She always calls me Riittisha in this way.. but that's another story.(; It's plenty fun though. For a few minutes, we took in the scene like pro detectives in silence, then started talking. A few minutes later, we were pretty sure we cracked the case. We wrote our theory in the back, and Ms. M promised tomorrow was going to be a exciting day. We'll find out the bumper sticker winners, (I hope I'm one of the Top 5!!!!!!!), and she'll tell us the story. Tomorrow seems promising, but today was plenty fun.

In my opinion, I had a way better day today than yesterday.

Chill Pill

By Silvia

I think I need a chill pill now?
Why?
Well, there is the SOL, and there is the SOL's and there is the SOL's and there is the SOL's -
AND THERE IS THE SOL'S!!!!
I cannot stand staying in a room with a computer in front of me!!! IT STRAINS MY EYES!!!
The worst part s that I NEARLY crashed the computer that had my SOL in.
But luckily no one saw me...
All I know is that a big packet of paper would satisfy me more than my hand falling asleep on the computer mouse.
I think I need a specialized Chill Pill for the SOL's.

So far, I have done the Reading SOL's and I have survived!!
But tomorrow is the MATH SOL's.
And then SOCIAL STUDIES.
And then NO MORE TESTS!!
Wait....
THE END-OF-THE-YEAR-PLACEMENT TEST!!!!!
WHEN WILL THE TESTS END!!!!!
>:-(®