Monday, January 31, 2011
I just made this song on FL studio! I figured out how to save it as an audio file instead of just a file. But Blogger wouldn't let me put just audio on so I had to make a movie of it. In this case, it's just a picture of Shep sleeping, so it doesn't really match the music, but oh well. I couldn't quite match up the kick drum and the clap with the rest of the music, but it still sounds pretty good.
Alex :)
10 words that aren't words (but really should be) : Part 4
Do you have even the slightest idea how hard it is to come up with this many new words?
Snowflash - noun - That blinding glare you get when the sun reflects off of the snow and into your eyes.
Bedbaggle - noun - Waking up only to that you've turned 180 degrees in your bed.
Alex :)
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Ultimate Snowball Fight
Jake
10 words that aren't words (but really should be) : Part 3
Here are some more words.
Telestare - noun - The blank look that people get when they're watching television.
Wizphobia - noun - The fear of wizards, witches, sorcerers, sorceresses, magicians, and Harry Potter.
Hope you like them!
Alex :)
Friday, January 28, 2011
10 words that aren't words (but really should be) : Part 2
Here's part 2!
Loop-sided - adjective - A loop-de-loop turned on it's side.
Puplus - noun - The slobbery drool left on your face after a dog licks you.
Alex :)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Sledding!
How are you doing? I'm doing well.
Ok, this is too formal.
Guess what?
After lunch I'm going sledding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT!
I LOVE sledding! It's so much fun! I actually even enjoy falling off into the soft snow.
Anyway, there's some randomness for you.
:)
10 words that aren't words (but really should be) : Part 1
Here's some words that I'm darn sure aren't words but definitely should be.
Softain - noun - The act of jumping into something that looks soft (hay, snow, grass, etc.) only to discover that it hurts substantially.
Wetlin - noun - That little bit of water that's on the windshield when it's raining but will never get wiped off by the windshield wipers.
I have to go now, but I'll be back with parts 2,3,4, and 5 really soon!
Alex :)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Color Facts
Red: A completely red room wouldn't be restful, but touches of red are great for boosting creative energy.
Yellow: Yellow is light and bright-great for putting you in a good mood. It goes well shades of blue.
Green: Green is cool and refreshing. It's also lucky. Try adding a green plant to your room.
Blue: Blue will help you relax and stay calm. However, too much blue may start you daydreaming!
Purple: Go for purple if you want to increase your confidence and creativity.
Pink: Pink is relaxing. Great for chilling out and a good night's sleep.
:)
The Upside Down World
Fireflies 2
Speaking of Fireflies, click HERE to watch the video on Youtube.
Please tell me how to just put the video on, I couldn't figure it out.
Alex :)
Unjournaling
I have this book I got for Christmas called, "Unjournaling". It's basically a book with these fun writing exercises that are challenging and make you write creatively.
Here is a writing exercise:
What would "Blue" taste like if you could chew it?
Here is my answer:
Blue would taste delicious. It would be as fluffy as cotton candy, but not sticky, and it would taste like a mix of berries, a fruit slushy, and sunshine.
Here's another one:
Write a paragraph about winter by starting every sentence with the letter "W".
Here's my paragraph:
Winter is wonderful! Wonderful is winter! Wait, does that even make sense? Well, I love winter! Winter is a time for sledding, making snowmen, and snowball fights! Whoa, I almost forgot about drinking hot cocoa. Why, I just LOVE hot cocoa! Wheels of cars get stuck in the snow though, and that's not good. Well, I still love winter!
Post a comment on what blue tastes like and/or write the winter exercise if you want.
:)
Fireflies
Guess what? My dad put, "Fireflies", on my mom's Zune and now we're listening to it!
There's a little randomness for your day.
:)
Another Arena
What if you put, a dragon, Victor Krum on a broomstick, Annabeth with her dagger and invisible cap, and Set, from "The Red Pyramid". Who would win? I don't know, but probably, Victor Krum would shoot the dragon in the eye and defeat it.
Please post a comment on who you think would win.
:)
level 58 spells
Leviathan click HERE. to see the ice spell is snow angel click HERE to see.
Harry Potter
:)
HEY ALEX, SOPHIA, AND JAKE!!!!!!
The reason I made this post is because I don't know if you saw a different post called Fablehaven. The reason I wrote THAT post was because I wanted to let everyone know about an excellent series called Fablehaven. While I was reading it, I thought this is the kind of book series you three would like.
If you want to know more about Fablehaven, click HERE.
:)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Word Quiz
1. A kind of cake.
2. A kind of animal.
3. A kind of bug.
4. A word I made up.
5. None of the above.
Everyone, post your answer in a comment.
:)
Wizard Facts
Have fun!
:)
Another Question
If you put Harry, Ron, and Hermione into an arena (now I know that they would never fight each other, ok, Hermione might fight Ron if he was really on her nerves, but, in general, they wouldn't fight) who would win? I think Hermione would, because, she's super smart and could easily figure out a strategy. Now Ron's good at magic, but not as good as Harry or Hermione, so, Hermione would probably get Ron first and then Harry.
Post your answer!
:)
Another Question
I just noticed that there are more than 200 posts on the blog, so why not put some more on?
Today I got this whole Owl City album off of iTunes and there's this hilarious song about hair. It's only a minute and a half long, but is undoubtedly one of the best songs I've ever heard. It's called "Rugs from Me to You".
I have another question. If you put Frodo Baggins, Anakin Skywalker, and Harry Potter in an arena together, who would win the fight? Anakin has a lightsaber and the Force, so that's a clear advantage. Even if Harry was under his Invisibility Cloak, Anakin could sense him with the Force. Frodo on the other hand would have the One Ring and since the Force can't see into the Dark Side, Frodo would be safe from that(the One Ring is really evil and can turn whomever put's it on invisible.) Then there's the matter of can a lightsber block magic, and can magic block a lightsaber? Type your answer as to who you think would win.
Alex :)
Excerpt from "The Snobs"
I walked in and settled down at my desk. Mrs. Ager hadn’t arrived yet, (she was probably in the bathroom), but Joyce and her fellow snobs were there.
“Hey,” Joyce said, smiling. There was no teacher in the room, and no one else was there to witness anything. She was probably planning something.
“Hi,” I mumbled.
“I absolutely LOVE your shirt!” said Joyce.
“You said that on the bus.”
“I know. I just said it again though. That’s a compliment.” She kept giving her oh-so-splenda sweet smile.
“Right,” I said cautiously. “Thanks, I think.”
I stared at the blackboard.
“I also like your hair,” she continued. She touched a finger to her lips, as if in deep consideration. “Such a pretty color.”
“Um, thanks.”
“But it would look so much better if it was short.”
“No, thanks. I like it like this.”
“Oh no,” she said. Where was this going? “I insist.”
Suddenly, I knew. I leapt from my desk and dashed for the door; but Cait was too quick for me. She confronted me and pushed me, not very gently, mind you, back into my desk. She pinned me back, my hair flowing over the headrest.
Taren came over, grinning wickedly. She was holding a pair of scissors.
I struggled, kicking and punching. But nothing would penetrate Cait’s tough skin.
Taren started to snip away, cutting jaggedly, at my hair. I closed my eyes. When I could hear Joyce’s voice, I opened my eyes.
“Perfect,” she said. “You look so much better.”
I didn’t count on it.
Kate:)
Fearment
Definition: Fearment . . . a mix of fear and excitement.
Example: Sally was feeling fearment when going up the hill on the roller coaster.
Make up your own word and definition and post it in a comment!
Love,
Kate:)
Question/Survey
Ok, so, the question/survey question is . . .:
What is a Mynah?
Do not use a computer or ask someone to look it up on the computer for you. You can use a dictionary if you want, but it's more fun just to guess.:)
Love,
Kate:)
ARP 2600
Since I have absolutely nothing to type about, I'm just going to put another question/survey on.
YEAH!
I'm sure you're all thrilled to have another question/survey on here, so here you go.
Who knows what an ARP 2600 is?
Now I'm sure that some of you are staring at that jumble of letters and numbers that spell out ARP 2600, but I assure you that it is a real thing. If you are going to answer this question, please answer without using the search engine on the computer, or consulting someone that has used the search engine on the computer. That wouldn't be any fun.
Alex :)
P.S. The ARP 2600 was used to make the noises of R2-D2 from Star Wars.
Tell me if you like this....
Typing Test
This is a typing test. It sees how many WPM (words per minute) you type. This isn't a challenge, but can post your WPM if you want to. Mine is 59. Click HERE to do the test.
Love,
Kate:)
Question
Love,
Kate:)
Level Chart
I found this level chart that shows (depending on which school your in) the amount of health and mana you will get at one level. Click HERE to see the entire chart.
Love,
Kate:)
Monday, January 24, 2011
Island of the Blue Dolphins
I just heard about this book that's supposed to be a classic called "Island of the Blue Dolphins". For all you dolphin lovers out there, (cough . . . Kirsten . . .cough) this book sounds really good!
Just thought you guys would like to know!
Love,
Kate:)
Rick Riordan
I'm about half-way through "The Red Pyramid" by Rick Riordan. So far it's really good! Does anyone know what the next book in the series is or any other books Rick Riordan wrote? Please post a comment.
Love,
Kate:)
Brainstorm
I'm writing a book called, "The Snobs". It's about this girl who goes to school with her best friend, Amanda, and they have to deal with bully problems. There are three bullies. They are all rich, snobby, and mean. One bully, Joyce, is the head bully. She make nice comments, but doesn't really mean them. The other bully, Taren, has a habit of saying the word, "Like", a lot and she is an expert at spreading mean rumors. The last bully, Cait, is a more physical bully. She prefers breaking glasses, pushing people into mud, kicking, punching, etc.
I need ideas of what mean things the bullies can do to make the story more interesting. The main character, Angela, already got her hair cut by the bullies against her will. Her hair is a mess and it's really short.
Please post a comment on what the bullies can do to make Angela and Amanda upset. I'm out of ideas.
Love,
Kate:)
Randomness
Also, I got Harry Potter Clue for Christmas, but I already owned it! So, I exchanged it for a Wii game called "Horse Life". It's a really fun game where you design your own horse, groom it, train it, and ride it, and then once you've done a certain amount of training of one thing, (for instance, all the training courses on the novice level of jumping), you can enter it in a competition! If you win, you get money to by you and your horse stuff! It's really fun! Who here likes horses? I do!
Well that's all for now. Keep posting!
Love,
Kate:)
Guess What? It's Another Survey!!!!
I know some of your favorite animals, but not all of them. Post a comment and say what your favorite animal is. Here's MY list:
1. Dog/Puppy
2. Horse
3. Cat/Kitten
4. Penguin
5. Dolphin
Again, please post a comment.
Love,
Kate:)
Another Challenge
Love,
Kate:)
Challenge
Challenge
This game I played is really fun! It's a typing game called Krazy Keys. You have to type the entire alphabet in order in the LEAST time possible. I did it in 3.504 seconds. Click HERE and we can all try and beat each others' scores. Post a comment and say how fast you did it. Have fun!
Love,
Kate:)
I just looked up that movie "Hop" and I think it is about a rabbit that wants to become a drummer. HAHA! I was right. Russell Brand is in it, too. I don't think that many of you will know who that is, but for those of you who do, you know that it will probably be a really funny movie.
Alex :)
Previews
What do you think the best part of a movie is? Personally, I think one of the best parts of a lot of movies is the previews. A lot of them are funny, and they usually tell you so much about the movie that it's like watching a film in 15 seconds. You know, sometimes. The rest of the time you have no idea what the movie is about. I saw this preview for a movie called "Hop" and the only thing I could tell you about the movie is that it's about an animated rabbit who likes to play a set of drums.
Pretty amazing storyline, huh? I didn't think so.
I saw another preview, so for those of you who don't know, they're coming out with a Justin Bieber movie! Now I know most of you are probably groaning because you've all heard enough about him, but here you go anyways!
Hope you get better real soon!
Alex :)
Sunday, January 23, 2011
My Wizard
My wizard on Wizard101 is almost level 32! At level 33 I get Centaur and Phoenix (I'm half fire).
I have a quest to go to the Ironworks in Marelybone. It's a dungeon. If anyone wants to team up sometime, please post a comment.
Get well soon, Jake! We'll try to visit!
Love,
Kate:)
Saturday, January 22, 2011
What's going on
I thought you guys might like to know what's going on today.
Maxim is having Mark (Hawryluck, I think that's how you spell it) over, in fact he's here right now, and Kirsten, Avery, Sophie, and Gage are coming over in a little bit. Right now I'm playing webkinz and listening to my iPod. I'm seriously plugged in! :)
Hope you feel better soon, Jake!
Love,
Kate:)
here we go again, AGAIN!!!!!!
Jake
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Survey . . . Again
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Hi!
How's it going?
Right now I'm listening to Fireflies and To The Sky over and over again, because there my favorite songs of all time and I couldn't get sick of them in a million years. so here's another question.
What's your favorite song?
Now I know that around half of you will either say "Free" or some Justin Bieber song, but for the other half of you, please answer the question.
Okay, answer the question anyways.
Alex :)
FL studio
Yesterday I downloaded this program called FL studio. It's really cool! It's like having your own recording studio on your computer! This brings me to a question, this time about musical equipment.
Who knows what an effects processor is?
If any of you answer this question correctly without using the internet, you have my unyielding congratulations.
Alex :)
Monday, January 17, 2011
Rainbow Oatmeal and a Sample Photo
Here's a little story of my breakfast a couple months ago.
Oatmeal. The gloopy breakfast cereal that doesn't look very appealing in my eyes unless it comes with a pile of whipped cream and a cherry on top. This isn't what I did, but it's something close. I put in some sugar, maple syrup, and some m&ms.
Want to know how it tasted?
It wasn't near as good as I thought it would be. The chocolate just wasn't right. Normally I love chocolate, but not when it's in oatmeal. After about 30 seconds the m&ms started melting and my oatmeal turned from light-brown to rainbow brown.
Who says brown isn't a color of the rainbow?
The people who see them in the sky say so, and believe me the rainbow looks much better without it. And yet another subject turns into a survey.
What's your favorite color?
But since I think that we already had that survey twice, don't bother. Since we already had a couple sample pictures, here's another one.

I thought this one was really neat. And case you didn't know what it is, it's a tree.
Alex :)
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Hi, Jake!
I heard you were back in the hospital, so here's a little message for you:
GET WELL SOON!
And that's an order!
Love,
Kate:)
Nothing In Particular
Toady I haven't done anything of great importance.
That's probably all I'm going to do.
Before I go, I have a quick survey.
Who loves to watch Winnie the Pooh?
Post a comment, please.
Alex :)
Sunken City
Shannon Battlespear
Playroom
We're going to clear out the library and pull down boxes from our attic full of old toys we've forgotten about! It's going to be so much fun! When the playroom is done, it won't be for a while, though, I'll post pictures of it!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
20 Songs I Love (Not in order)
2. The Way Things Used To Be
3. Dream On
4. Come To My Rescue
5. In Love
6. Like I Do
7. Change
8. Yellow
9. Let It Go
10. Follow Me
11. Keep Running
12. Connected
13. Two Voices, One Song
14. We're Gonna Find It
15. Believe
16. I need to Know
17. Shine
18. If I Can Dream
19. Love Story
20. You Belong With Me
Okay, I lied. Twenty-one songs I love.
21. Picture to Burn
By the way, every single one of these songs are on my iPod!
My Youtube Video
Survey
What is your favorite dessert? It can be anything.
Mine is the chocolate based cookies with peanut butter chips.
Comment now. :)
20 Things I HATE about Justina Beiber
2. He looks like a girl
3.He acts like a girl
4. He talks like a girl
5.Avery loves him
6. Sam loves him
7. Sophie is starting to love him
8. Girls flip to much for him
9.Most people that I know love him
10. Girls talk about him 24 hours 7 days a week
11.Sam sings his songs all the time
12. Sam sings his songs to me all the time
13. Avery will not let me turn the radio off when he is on it
14. His pictures
15.His best bud Usher
16.He is dating Selena Gomez
17. He has to many fans
18.Avery has Beiber Fever
19.Sam has Beiber Fever
20.Sophie is getting Beiber Fever
That is all for now
love,
you know who
Delicous Chinese Food
Today for dinner we got Chinese food. Chicken fingers in duck sauce, spicy Mongolian pork, black pepper chicken, and shrimp lo mein.
DELICIOUS!
Oh,and for dessert, we had chocolate based cookies with peanut butter chips.
You're going to have to type a LOT more than this, Alex, to get your job back. :)
Hi!!!

Webkinz Happy Winterfest!
From January, 15 to January, 23, Webkinz is having a Winterfest! Log on to Webkinz any time between now and January, 23 and click on a floating snowflake to get a prize!
Wizards and Webkinz
Thoroughbred
Any horse fans here? Anyone like horses at all? If you do, then you would REALLY like this series!
Thoroughbred is a series about horses. You hear from the main character's point of view and hear their adventures with their horses. They race with them, save them from colic and other dangerous horse diseases, and much more.
The main character switches as they grow up. For the first few books, you hear from Asheigh's point of view. When she grows up, you hear from Samantha's point of view. When she grows up, you hear from Cindy's point of view. I'm on book twenty-nine, (there's more than seventy books!), and I'm listening to Melanie's point of view.
Anyway, this series is REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, good!
Stuff, Stuff, and a whole lot of Stuff
Anyway, Igot a new jacket to replace the one I lost from Aeropostle. It's blue, but the same:).
One last thing. If you are going to get The Throne of Thornes(witch comes out in May ,however), I sugest you get the Red Pyramid and read through that, first. If you already have TRP, reread it. It's one of Rick's best work yet.
Later
Jake
A Typical INCH Day in the Youth Room
Yesterday
Yesterday was very important. Why? Because I can't remember the last time we had that many posts in one day. Especially since it was a Friday and I saw most of you for half of the day anyways. It took me half an hour to read through everything that was posted because I totally forgot to check yesterday. Not that it's a bad thing. Quite the opposite, actually. Now you may be asking yourself if there is a point to this post. I'm still not sure if I know the answer to that very question.
I could just sit here typing stuff over and over and over and over and. . . well you get the idea. But that would be very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, boring, don't you think? I'm sure you do. Back to what I was saying.
This wouldn't be a very good blog if all we typed about was typing about typing things. This is precisely what I am doing. This is a blog. We are bloggers. We like to blog things. So I'm going to start blogging about something different than what I have been for the last two paragraphs.
Today I have done nothing in particular except play Scribblenauts and eat cereal. Two of my favorite things in the world. Playing games(of any kind) and eating. Speaking of eating, how many of you like mangoes. Please raise your hand if you do despite the fact that I will probably never see you do it. Okay, just post a comment. Have any of you ever seen a mango pit? Here's one in relation to a quarter.
Quite large, don't you think?
I thought so. Yet another post about food. Will they ever end?
HAHA!
I'm hungry again. See ya'll.
Alex :)



