Late New Year’s Resolutions

I’ve never actually done much with the whole New Year’s resolutions thing — but hey, there’s always a first time! (Though this might very well also be a last time.)

So here’s a few things I plan to do this year. (I know this is kind of late, but who really cares? At least it’s still January.):

  • First off, I want to be more consistent with school work and chores (especially school work),
  • Also, I want to be better about posting on my blog. I said before I was going try and do a bit on my blog every day, but that failed so I’m going try that again — hopefully I’ll get at least a post a week.
  • To finish editing and then publish my first book, and at least mostly to finish the second one from that series, and definitely to finish my book from NaNoWriMo.

That’s all I can think of right now. I might think of more soon (though we’ll see how long any of these last). For now TaTa, hope to post again soon (like, at least by next week).

A decorated birthday cake

Image via Wikipedia

New Year’s Day was my birthday ^ (though this wasn’t my cake) ^

Noisy animals

No, this blog post is not about animals in my life being noisy, or how annoying it is when they are.

This blog post is about a couple of websites I know that are fun, though noisy, and that have animals.

Singing Horses

The first one, Singing Horses, was found long ago. However, I was recently reminded of it by a comment my mom made on Builder’s blog post “The mysterious ticking noise from the potter puppet pals“.

Note: This will most likely annoy family members after a while.

Meowmania

Climbing Gecko linked me to this one. If you own cats, Meowmania is a great way to tease them, or make them come running (as long as you don’t use it too much). After it finishes loading, just click the screen and see what happens.

Note: If you click and pull in one way or another and then let go, the cat’s head will spin until you click the screen again.

Second Note: This will also most likely annoy family members after a while.

Okay, those are all I know at this time. If you know some others, comment a link to them here ^.^

New adventures

I have decided to set off on a journey: *speaking in solemn voice* the journey of website programming *ends solemn tone*.

I doubt it will go very fast, but I think this one might last because:

  1. In the past I have been curious about HTML.
  2. I’ve got some books coming, so I’ll be able to start learning soonish, which will probably keep me interested.
  3. Also, I’m doing this as an extra in school, so it won’t be like I have to do it. This gives me more freedom on it, which in turn means I maybe won’t feel like it’s too much.

Hopefully I’ll someday be able to make an interactive website, but that’s far off in the future. By the time I do that, you might have forgotten all about me learning website making.

Okay, that’s all for this post! Posting again soon (I hope)!

Homeschool Blog Carnival #19

The Homeschooled Kids Blog Carnival is up! Just drop by Alice the Bunny’s post Homeschooled Kids Blog Carnival # 17 Poems and Rabbits. My post NanoWriMo is included, if you read far enough.

Homeschooled Kids Carnival
Click and scroll to the bottom to see all the past Homeschooled Kids Carnivals.

Updates

Here’s some updates:

  • It’s snowing on my blog! *though you probably already noticed*
  • I changed my theme *Which you’ve also probably noticed already* to give it a more wintery theme and also so the snow shows up better.
  • I will be trying to work a little on my blog each day, so hopefully I’ll be posting something more often.
  • As far as people per week, my lower stats seem to be higher in the last twelve weeks. Except for the last two in which I didn’t post very much (of course, since this week just started, it doesn’t count).
  • Writing these is getting boring! So I’m going end with this one: I did amazingly win Nanowrimo. Though I thought I was to late because I got the 29th and the 30th mixed up, lol XD.

Okay. That’s all for this post. Posting again soon (I hope)!

Nanowrimo

At a little over five thousand words, with ten days left to go, and a goal of 15,000, I’m going all out. In order to reach my goal in time, I’ll have to write an average of 1,000 a day, about a chapters worth. This said, I’ll be unable to post much on my blog, sadly :'(.

Also, co-op comes to an end this Monday, and I need to finish proof reading my essay. Yet another reason I wont be posting much.

And last but not least, I need to edit my other book so I can publish it. However this shall be put off until the end of NanoWrimo.

So sorry if not many posts are appearing on my blog lately! And by the way, CG, if you’re reading this: I recommend lowering your word count, then writing like crazy, and forgeting about sims. Sims can wait, it wont die if you leave it alone for three minutes, your book however. . .

Edit: Join NaNoWriMo Young Writer’s Program and compete next year here!

The end of Global warming, pt 3

Continuation of The end of global warming:
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BRRRRRR!

Halloween was two things: Halloween and cold. And of the two costumes I had to pick from, it was he one with short sleeves that fit.

For Halloween I went over the Brix’n’pieces house to go to a sleepover and their Halloween party. After I got there I walked around and played with their kitties (they are so cute) until they started getting into costume and I started watching. Here’s most the costumes:

Brix’n’pieces: Rapper.

B’n’P’s brother: Rocker.

B’n’P’s Sister: Black cat (Her hair was CRAZY!).

B’n’P’s Mom: A Hippy.

B’n’P’s Dad: As himself in the ’80’s.

Dancergirl: A baseball player.

Me: A person from India.

Other assorted costumes: Mad scientist (she even had a vial of eyeballs), three vampires (two were parents),  a princess, and something with a mask and butcher knife.

The scientist lost her eyeballs, which I found and decided it was fun to say, “I found de eyeballz!” Because I am random and crazy like that.

After we trick or treated we had some desert and candy, then we went in and did pictures. Unfortunately two of the vampires, the princess, and the boy with the mask and butcher knife had already left.

After pictures and some candy trading we played some guitar hero, taking turns (I was horrible at all the rolls (guitar, drums, and singing)). Sadly the remaining vampire and the scientist had to leave before they got a turn.

After a while we switched to Rock Band, I did a LOT better.

We played that for a while but then Dancer Girl had to leave, so we bedded down for the night.

The next morning was mostly us getting ready for co-op.

(Yes, I know this is really late, but I sort of forgot it was in the drafts. . . And this isn’t edited because I wanted to get it out, I’ll try and get my mom to edit it later.)

What you’re thinking: “About time, Kitten!”

*Much shrinking from angry crowd* I know, I know. I haven’t written in ages. All my fault, really sorry. I’ll try to be better. Please forgive me. *Ends angry crowd scene*

*Much crying* Monday Fun Classes are about to end. *wipes away tears* It’s been fun, but there’s only a few weeks left until Culmination. Our Anatomy and Physiology class isn’t doing anything, but the blogging class is going to display a post from each blog, and everyone in the writing class is doing an essay.

After the Culmination I might re-post/post a link to the post and put up my essay. Of course, if I don’t manage to finish the essay on time, I might have to re-post it later so that you can see the finished version.

*switches accent* If any of y’all readers wanna recommend a post ta show, feel free ta comment all yer recommendations, jus’ keep in mind no long’uns like My Winter Wonder Land. *Ends accent*

Random facts:

  • My essay is about character making (as in fiction story characters).
  • -2 + -3 = -5
  • -2 – -3 = 1
  • -2 x -3 = 6
  • -4/-2 = 2
  • Today we talked about nerves in our Anatomy and Physiology class.
  • Jack climbed up the beanstalk.
  • I’m getting really off subject (as you may have noticed).
  • And *drum roll* Not only am I slipping up on my blog, but also my NaNoWriMo book! (So don’t think that only you blog readers are being completely and utterly ignored.)

Astronomy Jamboree

It was cold and windy, end of story. But at least it wasn’t wet. It only rained a few drops — and the clouds eventually cleared off, though at the start it was really cloudy.

I learned a few different things:

  • Those awesome pictures you see of different nebulae, you don’t just take them through a stronger telescope, you actually have to have a telescope with a motor so it can track what it’s taking a picture of, so you can tape the camera on so the camera can take pictures of it for several minutes. It can take HOURS!
  • The best picture we have of Pluto is actually very foggy and horrible. The pictures that are clear are actually an artist’s interpretation.
  • The Star Gazer guy, Jack Horkheimer, died this past August.
  • Star Gazer started out as Star Hustler, but then came the internet and search engines and. . . yeah.
  • And much, much more.

So, all in all, DESPITE THE COLD, it was REALLY fun!