my computer

Right now i am using my dad's computer because my computer is so messed up. We think it's a virus. It is going slower than ever, the background won't change to my preferences and when my dad put google as my home page, and he went back to it, t went back to MSN. So it is screwed up. And that was just now. When that happened he said we're going to have to re-do the whole computer from scratch. So that is just what might have to happen. Right now he is doing a full scan to see if there are any problems.

Cleaning my room

Well yesterday when i was in trouble for the big mistake i had to clean my room and what my dad called it, I have given up trying to pernounce and don't remember. I think you can picture how bad that must have sounded. Pretty crazy. So yeah. I am not even done cleaning my room either. I must get to it tommorrow. Tommorrow would be the 3rd day i have been working on it. So i better get to it. BYE.

Chocolate Fantasy

Chocolate Fantasy is a cold stone ice cream that is brand new. Me and my mom went for Valentine's day. The ice cream is all Ghiradelli. Ghiradelli hcocolate squares, chocolate chips, and ice cream. It is the best. I am still eating it right now.

A big mistake

Well in my pre algebra class which i have an A in I cheated on homeswork, or tried to cheat. I didn't want to do my 52 problem homework so i was coppying my friends paper and got caught. I had to call my dad and i got in a ton of trouble. Now on Saturday I have to be on my bed for the whole day. The biggest mistake I have ever made was that. A mistake that wil never be repeated in the history of my life.

The Thrill of the Hunt

I have been invited to guest blog in this space and have enthusiastically accepted the honor. These thoughts are my own and should not used for any purpose other than approved specifically by me. It might be better to not use them for even those purposes.

We have awaited the report card which arrived recently with great anticipation. Having monitored progress this past quarter, I was sure that the outcome would be positive. In fact, I was relatively certain that this would be the best report of the boy's academic career to date. I even went so far as to speculate about whether it would be a perfect report - that is, one with an A in every subject. Inevitably as we discussed the forth-coming report the question arose as to whether I had ever received a perfect report card. I was forced to admit that, in fact, I have not. The truth of the matter is quite a bit starker, but I was able to answer the direct question and through some great fortune, there was no follow-up that might been more revealing. Not yet, anyway. I don't doubt that it will come in due time. But it is already too late to have a detrimental impact, so I needn’t worry on it.

But this notion of the straight-A report card got me thinking. I playfully referred to it as mythical because, in fact, I have not only never received one, I have never actually seen one. I have never personally known anyone who has received one. So it is, to me, like a beast in the forest who has no name. It is stalked and hunted with fervor and skill, but is elusive. Just when you lunge right and think you are about to grab it by the tail, it darts left and it is off again leaving only a small cloud of dust. The scent that permeates the report card that was recently delivered is as close as I have ever been to the beast. The boy assuredly has the academic scrapes and bruises that are the tell-tale signs of his quest. I admire that his resolve is heightened with every attempt he makes to corner his prey. It is what convinces me that he will eventually be successful in this endeavor.

But wait…

I came to a new realization based on recent developments. The boy is being evaluated for inclusion in the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program. While I was initially being whimsical in my description of the “Mythical Straight-A Report Card” perhaps I was a bit closer to the reality of the matter than I intended. For just as he has risen from the dirt, with scuffed knee and moist brow, with a tuft of course fur in his clenched fist – just as he has figured out how to track the beast and how to out-think it and out-maneuver it – just as he is about to achieve his goal – the rules of the game are about to change!

With acceptance into GATE, the wilderness in which he hunts will become broader. The beast itself will grow larger and more cunning. The effort and stamina required will increase. The frustrations will multiply and the intimidating roar will grow louder. The boy will be required to take a few steps back to regroup and rework his strategy. It will require an investment of time and effort to build the new level strength and endurance required to capture the beast.

The timing of these events is no coincidence. For, I realize now, our mythical beast must remain ever-elusive. The satisfaction of catching it will be fleeting. It is the hunt itself that is the most important most valuable part of the endeavor.

- Rossi

my report card

Guess what my report card said! It and A A A A A B!!!!!!!!!!OOOOOMMMMMGGGGG!!!!!! Can you believe that! 5 A's and only 1 B. No wonder my i am taking that test to go in GATE. The B was from science. Only if i got that one A in science i would have had the "mythical" strait A report card as my dad says. But all the comments on my report card were so wonderful. And none of them were bad. My dad's favorite was High level of skill. That was in band i think. So thats all i got to say about it. I hope my dad can blog as a guest blogger about it too.

School

Well i haven't taken the test yet but i figured out how i got offered to go to GATE. It was my English teacher. I have a 96 A currently in that class. I think i have to write a paper to see if i can go in GATE or not. I am still not sure if i have to take a test or not. But i am best at writing so i will probably get in GATE if i don't take the test. I have no idea if i will get in it or not if i do take the test.

School

Well today in my science class a councler came in and gave me a paper that i had to give to my dad so he could rate me to see if I could go in GATE next year i think. The paper has a bunch of questions that my dad puts a mark on one of the five ratings for each question. I was amazed that i was getting evaluated to go into GATE. I really didn't know i was that smart. But i guess i am. So i have to take the GATE test and see if i will go to GATE. I think i will pass it if i really concentrate on it. But i think its supposed to be really hard. We will have to see if i pass it or not. I will tell if i do or don't pass it.

family night

Family night is when me and my family get together downstairs on the couch and watch a movie. Right now were about to watch shrek 3. I just had to blog before i come and watch it. It soesn't have to be something that we've never watched before but we usaully watch somthing new. So yeah. Thats how it goes. bye.

Power Squid

Well a power squid is in a squid shape with the power cords running out of it like tentacles. It is very cool and i just hooked it up today. It is so cool to have and everything is running alright it looks like here is more room under my desk and the cords are less tangled. Ands its pretty cool looking. Atlest i think. My dad got them off this thing called woot and you get stuff for extra cheap prices. There were two for one price on there and your only aloud to order 3 of something so in the pakage he got 6 and thats what he wanted. So i am using one right now. The one in the picture is the exact same one we have but in all black and we have six of them.

Guitar Hero 2

Well my friend got guitar hero 2 for his PS2 and my Guitar hero is old and scratched it doesn't work. So one day i brought my guitar over there because he only has one guitar and we got to play each other and of course I'm way better than I'm and i beat him every time even though i was on expert and he was on medium and i still beat him. It was easy to beat him too. But it was fun because i haven't played guitar hero 2 since a log time because it was broken. So it was really fun to go back to the songs. But i have guitar hero 3 so I'm covered. But its harder on guitar hero 3. But the songs are way better. And guitar hero 3 has a lot of heavy metal. So its really cool to listen to that. So that's all i got to say today.

Maplestory

I know i blog about maplestory a lot but i like to give updates on different things like next time i blog i will probably blog about guitar hero 2. Now i had to download a new patch file and it is the best. It is fun and it is different. In the very beginning when you first start you get more stuff and there are more missions and now the monsters are dropping green apples it is so fun. Then new quests in the beginning are really much better than the old ones even though they kept the old ones which is pretty cool but the new ones are the ones were you get potions and apples and all kinds of stuff. Then when you get your firs job either a rouge, magician, bowman, or warrior there are beginner training quests that get you a lot of stuff. So it really sounds like i am really enjoying this game huh? Well i am.

Boston baked beans - (BBB)

BBB are the best. I love them. They taste like candy and i suppose they are. I used to think they were actually beans. I thought they were candy tasting beans so i thought i could have as much as i wanted until my dad told me i couldn't have any more. That's when i figured they were candy. So they are the best.

Homework

I think everybody hates homework like i do. I think its boring not fun a waste of time sometimes. But sometimes it helps you understand he test or what your studying. I bet thats why they give it to us. But its just really boring and I think thats what everybody thinks about it too.

Maplestory

Maplestory is SO fun now. They updated so much stuff while i wasn't playing. It is so fun. The monsters you kill give out tons a different stuff like presents, equips, and etc. They have more events and missions and it is just the best. They have more pets from the cash shop which you pay for with real money and new monsters and places and even in the begging they have a new training ground and it is just the best.

My grades

I have really good grades. I think i have 5 A's and 1 B which will go probably tomorrow. Because i have a test. All I have to do is keep my A's up. I didn't take anything to get A's. I didn't have to study one bit. In fact when i don't study it makes my test scores really good. So I guess that is kinda weird but very true. Some people might not understand that but I know why.

Mike Lupica

Mike Lupica an author. The author of the book I'm reading called Heat and a book called Miracle on 49th street. He is a very good author. In fact he is a very great author. He like
s to put names of the streets the people are on. Especially in Heat. Not as much as in Miracle on 49th street for a reason that I have no idea about. But he is a great author that's what i wanted to say.

Fire pit

Well we made a fire pit about 2 or 3 days ago. We were burning trash and the things we didn't want like crappy chairs and a ladder that went to by bunk bed that we didn't need anymore. While I was working in the garage my dad was watching the fire. Then later on that night i asked if we could roast marshmallows to make smores. My friend was over at that point and we didn't have any marshmallows so my friend said he did. But apparently he didn't. So we went to the store and got marshmallows and chocolate. We already had graham crackers. So we roasted marshmallows on wire coat hangers because we didn't have a stick long enough to roast them. When everybody except me and my friend left it was obviously me and him. But we roasted and roasted and then we started to throw leaves at each other. It was really fun. Then we started to tackle each other. Then we started to throw water at each other. It was really fun. I guess were just really crazy friends.

Maplestory

Maplestory is an free online game that is a very fun game because i have a lot of friends that i know play on there. So Your this guy or girl u pick and you go around and fight monsters and You have to kill them to gain experience points to gain a level. There are different worlds you can go in and play on. They are like files. Like Broa and Windia, and Khania or something like that. You just go to mapleglobal.com and on the left it will say download game and on that page it will say download click that too and it will start to download so you can play and it will appear as an icon on there. I have a level 25 magician which is the highest level I have. I have a bunch of guys. You can start by becoming a magician, rouge, bowman, or swordsman. It is a really fun game to play. I recommend it highly.

The Simpsons hit and run

It is a game that I have for my PS2. It is a really fun game too. One time I stayed up all night playing it. I got really far all the way up the guy Apu. He drives such a fast car. But his missions are really hard and so are Marg's. When your in the beginning your Homer, then your Bart, then your Lisa, Then your Marge, then your Apu and then I don't know who you get to be After Apu. because I haven't got past Apu yet but the time will come if I play some more. But it really is a fun game.