Thursday, November 22, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Hays' and New Guitar
Okay, so Thanksgiving is coming and since my Dad is working, we are going over to the Hays' to see some familiar faces again for thanksgiving, I'm looking forward to it. However this isn't the only thing I'm excited about. Well, I'm going to Canada next monday for vacation to see my family and celebrating christmas. On top of that, on Black Friday, I'm getting a new guitar. It's really good, an Ibanez and looks like everything I've wanted from a guitar. Here's the link if interested. http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez-RG4EXQM1-Quilted-Maple-Top-Electric-Guitar-103662789-i1168031.gc
Saturday, November 17, 2007
An Ode to Plurals
We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.
If the plural of man is always called men,
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?
Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~=20
Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplantnor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. Englishmuffins weren't invented in England. We take English for granted, but ifwe explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxingrings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it apig.And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don'tgroce and hammers don't ham? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can makeamends but not one amend. If you have a bunch of odds and ends and getrid of all but one of them, what do you call it?If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eatsvegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all thefolks who grew up speaking English should be committed to an asylum forthe verbally insane.In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?We ship by truck but send cargo by ship. We have noses that run and feetthat smell. We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway. And how can aslim chance and a fat chance be thesame, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which yourhouse can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form byfilling it out, and in which an alarm goes off by going on.And, in closing, if Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop?
But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes.
One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese,
Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice,
Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.
If the plural of man is always called men,
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth?
Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in the plural would never be hose,
And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren,
But though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!
~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~=20
Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplantnor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. Englishmuffins weren't invented in England. We take English for granted, but ifwe explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxingrings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it apig.And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don'tgroce and hammers don't ham? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can makeamends but not one amend. If you have a bunch of odds and ends and getrid of all but one of them, what do you call it?If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eatsvegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all thefolks who grew up speaking English should be committed to an asylum forthe verbally insane.In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?We ship by truck but send cargo by ship. We have noses that run and feetthat smell. We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway. And how can aslim chance and a fat chance be thesame, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which yourhouse can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form byfilling it out, and in which an alarm goes off by going on.And, in closing, if Father is Pop, how come Mother's not Mop?
Thursday, November 8, 2007
You're mouth will drop when reading this!
Okay so I had a very embarrassing thing happen the other day. As I was at work I bent down carrying some boxes and my pants ripped wide open. Yeah, that's right, laugh!!! The thing is that if I had bent with my back, it wouldn't have happened, but being a good kid, I bent with my knees and all the pressure was put onto the cheap second-hand cargos I was wearing. However, I was in the back room, so I didn't cause any innocent little old lady eating at the cafe to shriek. I did have to put on an apron backwards and have my boss drive me home so I could quickly change. It's hilarious I know!
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Art Lessons
Well my art lessons are now about to begin. I spent $200 on art supplies yesterday to get ready for it. It's amazing how much you actually need for some watercolor painting. I got everything my teacher told me to start out with. I got nine basic colors of watercolors in tubes, I got a covered palatte, three round brushes, 1 rigger, and 2 flat, a block of cold press watercolor paper, a 2b pencil, a gummy eraser, tape, sponges, and a small spray bottle. There are some other small things I need, but I already have them. I'm excited about it. I'll be a painter!!!
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Halo 3
Ok, so I got Halo 3 the other day and have been really impressed. I have always loved the Halo series and the storyline behind it, but this one is the best so far in my opinion. The graphics in it are just spectacular. THe major thing for me is the complete interactivity of the enviroment. The individual plants and grass move when you step on them, wooden crates and barrells fall over and roll around when move into them or hit them. you can shoot holes in walls branches off trees. You can also go up to a alien you just killed and hit it with your gun and it will move very accurately. Also, the backgrounds and scenery are literally out of this world. The gameplay is of course halo, but they added new dynamics and abilities that make it even more exciting. I've been really impressed.
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