Leave your slice in the comments below and make a reply to others! Happy slicing!
Not being able to hear properly over the past three weeks has given me the opportunity of realizing the value of good hearing. After sayint "huh?" about 10-75 times within one short day, you catch a clue.
I am certain I didn't hear some things that were important, but since I couldn't hear them, I don't even know who I could ask to follow up. Over the next several days, I'm hoping I will be able to catch up after catching a clue and getting over catching such a nasty cold.
Yesterday was a strange day:
ReplyDeleteI saw fawns frolicking in graveyards, tree's shooting out of oceans, the sun shining forth at night, and unhindered merry-go-round's spinning on their axis's. I saw darkness when it should have been light, equations when it should have been English, white when I should have seen black, and the ground when it should have been the sky. Many things I saw, for it was not yesterday, but yester-night. Oh the dreams that can come forth from the mind of the weary.
Wow Caleb! You wrote that beautifully! Thank you for sharing your amazing talent!
DeleteThat was really good! Thanks for sharing!
DeleteI really like how you made it flow really good and make it sound really pretty. I love what you have to say. I think that you can really inspire people!
DeleteYour writing is wonderful! so much emotion and thought placed in your words.
DeleteAnastasia B. 4th Period DE
Thank you, Elise, Trevor, Astara, and Anonymous, your comments have helped me to feel much lighter.
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ReplyDeleteYou know living in France has its perks. I can shower between classes. Get up and eat during class. Heck I can even text on my phone in class (That's my favorite)! But it also has its drawbacks. Like everybody speaks French and not very much English for example. That really sucks.
ReplyDeleteThat's really cool that you live in France! I'd love to go there someday. I have a question though: Since France's time is 8 hours ahead of Utah time, do you watch classes recorded or do you still watch them Live?
DeleteLive. I mean like school starts at 4PM my time so I see no reason to not watch it live.
DeleteEmma E (TX) (DE) (4th Period)
DeleteLanguage barriers are tough. And it sounds like you're living quite the life out there. How's the food that you eat during class? And, you do realize that Sister Jackson reads this, and you just admitting to texting during class ...?
its ok i text when i watch class too! but only when I'm home.
DeleteEmma makes a very good point here.
DeleteAw, man. I've always wanted to go to France! My name is actually from France! That inspired me to start learning French, but I still have a long way to go before I can speak fluent sentences.
DeleteSlice of Life:
ReplyDeleteA look of shock,
Heart beating,
Eyes tearing,
Brain Dying...
41 pages of History reading.
Now don’t get me wrong, I love school!
Homework though...
Call me weird, but the only homework that I like
is English homework.
1st Period DE
Homework is the worst because you don't have a teacher there to help you with it or to walk you through it. Love the poem, I wish I was good at it.
DeleteI feel the same way. This might just be the death of me. :P Thanks for sharing!
DeleteI totally agree with the homework thing because I really dread the moment it is assigned.
DeleteIsabelle P. (DE) 4th Period
DeleteI totally get it. I too was a little shocked and not very excited about the History assignment. I've never been a huge fan of homework but you gotta do what you gotta do. ;)
You just read my mind with the whole homework thing! I am not a big fan of 41 pages of history reading ethr!
DeleteAnthony M. 4th period, Academy.
DeleteNot meany people can make a poem flow very well and also make it funny. Elise if I haven't told before, I admire your poerty skills. Also you are correct, that history assignment is death.
Awe! Thanks guys! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Also, that is very sweet Tony, thank you. You made my day! :)
DeleteLast night I missed swim team because I had one of the worst migraines I have ever had. I have had a history with migraines, but thats not important. I have a meet coming up on Saturday and it could take me to another meet called the Beehives. It is meet right below state. If i go the beehives I could go to State. I was very frustrated with my self because I useably just push through what ever is bothering and I couldn’t do that.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds awful! I've heard, though, that eating almonds helps reduce the pain of a headache, drinking lots of water, and/or getting lots of rest.
Deleteyes i know i wasn't dehydrated! and i will try eating almonds that is a cool facts.
DeleteThe day you pack is the day the memories start flooding in. As you look under your bed and find the candy wrappers from last Halloween, in your dresser you find a birthday card from your grandma, and in the back of you closet is the picture frame you broke and hid from your mom. I see it as a time to reflect on the past, as objects are thrown into boxes and memories placed carefully to be remembered another time. And when the last box is tape shut, its time to look at what the next adventure will be, and what memories will be made.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh Sage I totally relate to you! I've moved multiple times in my life and it's a possibility that I'll me moving again in the next year or so. :( When you're looking around your home and knowing that you might be leaving, remembering the times you've cried on your pillow, the happy times spent with friends and family... it's really hard on the emotions. Thank you so much for sharing that!
DeleteI totally understand that I have moved a lot over the years. Each that I moved in gave me another experience to build me up closer to my Savior.
DeleteMoving is way way hard, especially if the house is one you've lived in for a while. That was really good. I had a lot of great imagery.
DeleteI live in Kansas which is pretty boring state, but something that makes up for its boring-ness is the really pretty sunrises and sunsets we have here.
ReplyDeleteEvery morning when I drive home from seminary I can see the sun rising up over the horizon, filling the sky with color- bright reds and pinks and oranges and sometimes purple.
At night, the sun sinks into the western sky, and as the blue gets darker, the sky is again filled with vibrant color.
I missed seeing those when I lived in Dallas.
Emi I love sunrises/sunsets too! They make the sky look like a painting full of color and joy, and it shows that Heavenly Father is truly a masterful artist.
DeleteThat sounds beautiful! I love your descriptive technique. I feel like I can see it myself :)
DeleteKansas isnt boring! Havent you ever hears carry on my wayward son? (thats a joke)
DeleteWhere is Kansas do you live?
If you haven't seen "Pride Prejudice and Zombies" go see it. I love the way they talk in the movie. They seem so much more educated and well mannered. If you like zombies you will also enjoy this movie.
ReplyDeleteAnthony M. 4th period, Academy.
DeleteThats interesting, I saw a couple ads for that movie and I thought it seemed like a bad idea. The way i veiwed it it seemed like it would be another bland movie about zombies but I thought it was bad taste to objectify a classic like Pride and Prejudice just for shock factor. I guess never judge a book by its trailer.
Dreams… why do we have dreams? Last night I had a really weird dream (like usual). Most the time they don’t even make sense. Where do they come from? Our mind must take snippets of our day, distort them, and mix them all together, with the end result of a dream that makes no sense. Sometimes they’re funny… others sad. I guess they’re kind of cool though! So I’ll keep on dreamin.
ReplyDeleteDreams really are unusual! I really like the way you described them. Last night I had a weird dream too. In the dream I remembered a different dream, and then I had deja vu in the dream I was having. I was super confusing! :p
DeleteThanks! Yeah I have ones like that too! Dreams are quite unusual.
DeleteI love those dreams when you never want to wake up because they're so awesome! Thanks for sharing.
DeleteI once had a dream that the Weasley's from Harry Potter had a rap battle with the queen
DeleteI wonder if it is more than that though. I sometimes come up with dreams so totally different from anything that has happened to me that I don't know where they come from. Either way I would like to make it to the celestial kingdom to ask God some of my questions. Wouldn't you?
DeleteHaha wow Bella thats pretty awesome! And yeah i agree with you Hannah. Thanks ladies!
DeleteWedding are always so busy! And for some weird reason I seem to be at alot of them. Okay, it isn't actually a very weird reason because it is often relatives of mine getting married, but sometimes it can be tiring. Though when I went to my cousin's wedding yesterday, it was actually quite fun. (Weddings can be fun?) I know that sounds different and, you're probably thinking, "What is so fun about wearing a dress for three hour?" The dress part wasn't the fun part. The fun part was when my dad taught my how to swing dance because swing dancing is super fun!
ReplyDeleteOhmygosh Hannah I LOVE SWING DANCING!!! It's like my favorite dance of all time! I take ballroom so I get to learn all these different dances and swing is one of the best. That is really cool that you have family members getting married a lot! I'm like the oldest cousin on both sides of my family so I'll probably be one of the first to get married.
DeleteThe best dance is the swing! And ballroom is general is the best... That's cool. Weddings are fun too. I have a bunch of siblings that have gotten married and it is always fun and exciting to go and help and everything.
DeleteAnd the best part of ballroom is you have a perfectly normal reason to hold hands with your crush. :)
DeleteI've had three sisters get married and also some cousins! I know the whole wedding thing. I think they can be fun too! Now I'm just waiting for my own. Thanks for sharing!
DeleteThanks for your comments they are very meaningful
DeleteI glanced over at Noah, in the passenger seat. It was weird to see him there. Just a year ago, he was too small to be allowed there. His hair had grown too long. I was pretty sure it bothered him because he touched it every five seconds, half the time he smoothed it down the other half he pushed it back up. We had his playlist going as we drove; the beat was just a little too loud and the windows were open. I couldn’t help but let my thoughts wander to the idea that we weren’t always going to be able to do this. We won’t be able to just jump in the car, go to Target, drive to nowhere in particular or go to the movies together. That I’ll go to college in the next year or so and he will get older. He’ll start to date. That thought made me smile. His eleven year old self couldn’t fathom it a possibility but I figured that would change at some point. He will go on a mission and at some point I’ll get married. It all seemed so far away but the math proved my head wrong. I brought my thoughts back to him as the song switched from something by Imagine Dragons to one of the classics Noah had grown to love from watching Guardians of the Galaxy. I asked him about his summer. He told me about plans to go to Scout Camp and try air-soft guns with friends. He explained he wants to save up his money for a new video game. As well as all sorts of other, eleven year old ideas, that made my heart happy. The song changed again, to one I knew. I started yelling out the lyrics; he turned to me. I caught his expression out of the corner of my eye as I drove, singing ridiculously.
ReplyDelete“You are so weird.” He laughed.
“I love you too!”
Kenzie Allen (Boston)
DE, Period 4
I'm sorry it is so long! It looked a lot shorter on my word document. ;)
DeleteExcuses excuses.
DeleteEmma E (TX) (DE) (4th Period)
DeleteNo, it's not too long, and I love it.
The bitter-sweetness captured in your writing touched me, McieZ. Thank you. I know exactly what you mean when you say, "I couldn’t help but let my thoughts wander to the idea that we weren’t always going to be able to do this." There's a sort of melancholy joy in being an older sibling, watching your younger siblings grown up.
wow i know how you feel i have 2 younger sibling who are 11 and 7. this year i can get my drivers permit. I feel SUPER old :(
DeleteI'm not gonna lie. This made me want to cry. I am the youngest in my family and I've watched all my siblings leave and go to missions and married and jazz so enjoy those little moments with your siblings. Trust me. Please.
DeleteIsabelle P. (DE) 4th Period
DeleteI love it! This made me think of my brother and I. Although, he is older than me but we have a really great friendship. :) I've hit the point where we're past the mission and now he's getting married. It's crazy to look back and realize how fast time has flown by. I seems like just yesterday he was just leaving for his mission.Enjoy those moments while you can because they won't last forever. :)
Wow Kenzie! You are a true writer! I thought it was a little story and then at the end you were going conclude by saying "I wish I still had him" as if he wasn't alive and oh it scared my as I kept reading and my eyes widened--- it makes you appreciate the time you have right now with your siblings. Keep on making those memories and don't just stroll along in the daily movements of life. Make it hormonious and a beautiful unforgettable day. Thanks Kenzie.
DeleteI saw and was like "woah that's long" but I started reading and it was so worth it! I feel like that all lot, that the future seems so far away, but if you count the years it's really quite close. :)
DeleteThank you all! I'm sorry for the tears/near tears moments. My point was not to make everyone depressed. :) My brother is very much alive and well. He's getting older way faster than I'd like but nothing I can do to stop that! :)
DeleteKenzie! This is so cute. You are a wonderful writer.
DeleteHolliauna Pearson- 4th Period (DE)
ReplyDeleteSeminary. It's an amazing and wonderful thing. I made a goal at the beginning of my sophomore year to never miss seminary. Since then I have only missed 2 days. Once in the second semester of my sophomore year, another in the second semester in my junior year and now, in my senior year, I'll be missing my first day this Friday because I'm having knee surgery. Danggit.
wow, I haven't started seminary yet (I'm n 8th grade) but you got me really excited to go!
DeleteIsabelle P. (DE) 4th Period
DeleteThat's a really great goal. I have only missed a few days of seminary, due to being sick or not hearing my alarm. ;) Seminary is well worth every minute you put into it, such a great testimony builder! :)
Each person is a story. Words on their hands, pages folded in their minds, volumes tucked away in their minds, libraries shelved away in their heart, just waiting to come alive, to escape, to be free. And most times all we get is a tiny slice.
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DeleteWow. That was really descriptive and it is true. People have worlds of libraries tucked inside of them, but we know so little about them. Sometimes we may see very little in ourselves and we have to dig deep to discover who we are.
Thanks Nat. I just want to say I meant to say volumes tucked away in their eyes but I don't think I can change that. Ah well.
DeleteJulieee, I love this:) I got such a picture in my mind. It was good -.- :)
DeleteThis is beautiful! I think that, not only is this beautifully worded, but absolutely true. And I feel the only way to free those stories is to write. :) That's why I love writing so much!
DeleteAnthony M. 4th period, Academy
DeleteJulie, I cant imagine a better person to write about reading. Every time I see you inbetween classes you are always reading. Some people could write pages about the topic you just covered in three remarkably written setences.
I absolutely love this. I'm someone who is addicted to writing and reading and I adore the way you put this. Thank you for sharing!
DeleteThis is so eloquent, Thank you for this wonderful thought in the form of a slice.
DeleteAnastasia B. 4th Period DE
Jadis Ewell
ReplyDeleteWednesday, 3-2-16
Well I woke up later than normal today because I was really tired. My dog Jack kept moving around in my room and whining because he wanted out. I was really frustrated with him because I wanted some sleep. The thing that I realize is that my days go a lot smoother and I am more alert even though I woke up early. So when my dog wakes me up I am glad to get my schooling down early and get through my day better.
I have noticed the same thing Jadis! Whenever I wake up, and am determined to have an active outlook on the day, it goes better! Especially when I first wake up because I go to early morning seminary. If I am more attentive when I wake up, then I can answer questions with more validity in seminary! Then I receive greater blessings! :)
DeleteAfter what feels like forever, I am finally going to get my hair cut. This is very good, because my bangs have gotten more and more out of control with each centimeter they grow. Flat ironing them rarely helps, and I've resorted to pulling them back on top of my head. I know my hair isn't that important or interesting, but I am so happy to be getting it cut. You will pay for making me suffer, bangs!
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Caleb A, DE, P4
DeleteHaha, though I will never experience what it is like to have long bangs, I think you did a wonderful job expressing the annoyance your hair has caused you, and the satisfaction it will bring when it is no more.
A bead of sweat, salty, cool, wet.
ReplyDeleteIt dribbles down my face like water on glass cooling me.
Falling of my chin on to the cruel surface of the concrete, smashing that bead
like a water balloon falling on to a nail, it pops.
christian chan DE 4th period
Okay, that is so descriptive. I really like this. I love the metaphors and similes.
DeleteSpencer E. ( TX)
ReplyDeleteLittle brothers, they are both annoying and fun to be around. They can be playing with you and keeping you company, then screaming and arguing with you. I love my brothers and love being around them, but I wish I could get along with them better. Even so, I am glad that I'm not an only child.
1st Period
DeleteI agree all the way. I have some great times with my little brother and then there are some not so great times. But to be honest, I don't know what my life would be like without him.
1st Period
DeleteI agree all the way. I have some great times with my little brother and then there are some not so great times. But to be honest, I don't know what my life would be like without him.
I could not agree more! Even though I only have 1 younger brother and 3 older brothers, 1 can still be quite a handful!
DeleteI could not agree more! Even though I only have 1 younger brother and 3 older brothers, 1 can still be quite a handful!
DeleteI could not agree more! I have 4 brothers, but only one of them is younger than me. I love to play around with him, but sometimes he and I just have our bad days, but I still love him. I would never be able to survive without him!
DeleteOur Stake has an Annual Stake Basketball Tournament. This was my first year playing since I just moved into this ward and stake last October. I didn’t want to play since I didn’t really know the girls I’d be playing with, and I don’t exactly consider myself athletic. Finally, it came down to them needing one more person to be able to play so I was kind of forced into it. After two 30 minute practices in one week the day came play in the tournament. It was double elimination and we ended up playing four games. (we got 4th place!) In the end, even though I was exhausted and sore, I was really happy I had played that day, I got to know the other girls a lot better, and I actually started to enjoy playing basketball.
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Sometimes we can't tell how much we enjoy something until we ourselves experience it; we don't know the results until we walk in faith, put one step forward, and just go for it. When an opportunity comes, don't think of it as a burden, but a means where you can enlarge the knowledge you have already come to know.
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ReplyDeleteI was sitting in my room looking around and decided that I wanted to have a better relationship with it(my room). So I cleaned up my area a little bit and moved some things around. Now I spend more time in my room doing homework, reading, scripture study or just sitting and thinking. For my entire life my room has been the same, how my parents made it. Now, as I start to move things around and make it what I want it to be, I have gained that better relationship with my room.
I love how you used the word "relationship," because that"s really what it is! For a room to be important to you, you need to make memories in it. Just like how you make a friend! You need to cry in that room, play, create, and sometimes have a totally breakdown for that room to really become yours. Thank you for sharing!
DeleteRed Rudd 4th Period
DeleteI know exactly how you feel Nat. When my older sister and I shared a room, I did things that made my parts of the room mine. But when she moved out it feels more like my room than than ever before. It's probably selfish to say, but when she left I could have it the way that I wanted it without thinking of intruding into her space. I love my older sister to death, but I really like the way my room is now. It just makes me happy when I look around at it.
I have never thought much about having a "relationship" with my room. We are just renting the house I live in now so I cant paint or hang things up on the walls so it doesn't feel like it "mine".
DeleteReading this makes me realize I want to have a better relationship with my room.
Thanks so much for sharing!
That's great Nat! I do that too sometimes, I rearrange my room every time I run out of room to put my stuff. I enjoy doing homework and school in my room too (only when its clean though).
DeleteIsabelle P. (DE) 4th Period
ReplyDeleteToday was one of those rare occasions that I didn't have seminary, due to 'Teacher in service' day. It was fantastic to be able to sleep in. Don't get me wrong, I really love seminary, I actually miss it when I can't go but a few extra hours of sleep was really nice. Even though I loose sleep to attend early morning seminary, (this might sound totally cliche but) it's totally worth it! I love digging into the scriptures and taking the stories we find and implementing those principles into our life. If you go into seminary with a good attitude you'll be able to learn from the scriptures more fully and feel the Holy Ghost testify of truth. Seminary is totally awesome, I love it so much! ;)
Caleb A, DE, P4
DeleteSeminary is 'totally awesome', especially when it is early morning seminary. There's nothing better than opening your eyes to the light that shines true, and having that light be more ingrained in your heart because it was the first thing you experienced in the day. Thanks for Sharing!
B A K E T H A T C A K E
ReplyDeleteOn the subject of cakes... I have a proud secret to share. (Well, people from the Academy are in on this one but not you DE's). On Tuesday of last week I had an epiphany to bake Sister Jackson a birthday cake. So, that night I got to work. I slapped on my adorable yellow and gray frilled apron and I snatched up my bowls and ingredients; who are patiently waiting to be used and put to good work. I completed my enchanting two layered purple frosted moist cake. Before English class started the next day we celebrated her wonderful day of birth enjoying the first ever cake made by Caleigh Kerr. Now, there you are, our secret has been opened to the public.
Oh my goodness! I must've been a DE on that day. :( That is so thoughtful of you though! I wish I could have seen it, (and tasted it :p)
DeleteI love all the adjectives you used.
DeleteEmma E (TX) (DE) (4th Period)
DeleteYES! You made her Moist Cake! Haha! Peer pressure has paid off.
Also, your writing is very ebullient and fun. It really reflects the way you talk; I could hear you as I read along.
This was a super nice thing to do. Yummy, too!
Mmmmmmmm. that was delicious. Thanks Caleigh!
DeleteIt was so good it made me break my sugar fast- but only a tiny piece! ;)
DeleteI love the way you wrote that! The cake sounds heavenly. It came to life for me. Now I really want cake.
DeleteI wish I could have been there to eat it! It sounds really good! You got my mouth watering!
DeleteDE 4th Period
ReplyDeleteTo understand my slice for today I must explain my family (brothers and sisters) to you. I have two older step sisters out of the house, two biological siblings and four adopted siblings. The one closest to me in age was adopted when she was two and I was four so we have a pretty close relationship having grown up together. The other three were adopted about four years ago, I have an okay relationship with the two boys, but the older girl and I butt heads a lot. We are all pretty close, but we have our moments, like this afternoon at lunch, when I had to stop world war three from breaking out over a loaf of bread.I was able to sort it out without too many hard feelings and in the end everyone got the bread they needed.
"I was able to sort it out without too many hard feelings, and in the end everyone got the bread they needed."
DeleteBeing the peacemaker of the home is not an easy task, and it is difficult sometimes to provide the means whereby everyone can get what they want. But, the manner you decided to step in and help is most admirable, and I would like to thank you not only for this message you have shared, but for also doing that which your slice states, helping your family to be happy and do better.
Red Rudd 4th Period
ReplyDeleteEveryone has temptations in their lives. Mine is sugar, and eating lots of it. 2015 had just ended and we came out of what I call the Three Fattening Months of the year; October (Halloween), November (Thanksgiving), and December (Christmas). By the end of January I felt that my sugar intake was out of control and that I was being controlled by it and not the other way around. So I decided to go on a 30 day sugar fast. It wasn't easy. The impulses to just give in and have a little bit of sweet deliciousness that this wonderful person spent so much time making were very strong. But my resolve was STRONGER. It has been a week since my thirty day sugar free challenge ended. Yes, I have had sugar since then but I have been controlling/minimizing the amount of sugar I eat. We truly have control over our actions and our emotions. From this experience I have learned this truth: healthy IS happy.
Why didn't I know about this? I was/am still not eating sugar, we could have eaten sugar free yumminess together! But it is so hard, isn't it? I love sugar sooo much but now that I haven't been eating it for a while I find that it isn't as appetizing. I'm proud of you for doing that, I know how hard it is!
DeleteI also have a HUGE sugar addiction and it quite a problem. I'm doing a three week sugar (and grains) fast and its really hard for me. This actually made me a lot more motivated to do it, seeing that somebody else has this issue. Thank you so much for sharing!
DeleteI also have a HUGE sugar addiction and it quite a problem. I'm doing a three week sugar (and grains) fast and its really hard for me. This actually made me a lot more motivated to do it, seeing that somebody else has this issue. Thank you so much for sharing!
DeleteAnastasia B. 4th period DE
ReplyDeleteThe day has fallen into twilight as my mind quivers and turns searching for words and meaning.
Often in life we see so much but take little comprehension to the day to day, may we each find words to enlighten our view beyond the horizons we currently see.
We have the ability to comprehend what surrounds us, may we use it beyond sight but vision.
Ah, what I got from this is that we may sometimes not understand something in the moment, but only when we contemplate and search its meaning afterwards. Very well written!
DeleteLaundry is something that I do sometimes even if I don’t like it. My sisters, Makayle and Kaitlin help. I also have two more sisters, Jessica and Chelsey but they are married and live in their own houses. They don’t like doing laundry either but they do it anyway. Makayle and Kaitlin get to fold the monstrous mountain of laundry. My job is to put it away. Sometimes I grab an extremely large pile of clothes and I can’t see where I’m going. The result is an unfolded pile of clothes.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree! I love keeping my room clean and everything, but..... When it comes to laundry I hate it! I hate folding clothes and I hate bringing them down stairs! :D
DeleteEmma E (TX) (DE)
ReplyDeleteI have had an epiphany. I never realized quite what a lot of books I had until I removed them all from their shelves, (Yes, I have multiple bookshelves.) and placed them in tall piles across the floor, then was forced to toe my cautious and sleepy way through the literary maze this morning to slap off that pesky seminary alarm in the dark. It was exciting. Upon coming home, I began to re-order them, in a new and beautiful way inspired by a wonderful friend. In doing this, I was struck by the realization that I have upward of two hundred books that belong solely to me. There are bookshelves on three of the four walls in my room, and the fourth wall is only safe because it has a bed against it and two doors in it. I can’t go half a year without re-arranging the darlings, and subsequently re-reading most. It is because of this that I have realized a fundamental part of me.
I am a bookaholic.
This is perfect Em! I'm sorry about the rearranging though... I'm a bookaholic too, if it makes you feel better1 ;)
DeleteThis is perfect Em! I'm sorry about the rearranging though... I'm a bookaholic too, if it makes you feel better1 ;)
DeleteI love to look back on the books I cherish and recall the sweet memories of reading them. Books are SO wonderful.
DeleteCaleb J. Period 4
ReplyDeleteCake
Cake is the best
Except when it's not
It's good when it's moist
That art I'm not taught
When I eat cake
'Tis not always the best
But still I ‘joy cake
From the east and the left hand side of you facing north (west)
Very good points were made! :P nice slice
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ReplyDeleteCan I talk about how awesome sleep is? Over the weekends when I don't have school, I like to go to bed early so I can get tons of sleep. I mourn when my alarm clock goes off saying I have to get up and go to school. Sleep is simply the best!
that is the worst when your alarm goes off when your trying yo sleep I hate it so much.
DeleteSleep is so awesome! I hate it when I have to stay up late doing homework and can't sleep. Those alarms are so mean! :P Good writing
DeleteAbby I totally agree with you on that one. Sleep is the bomb! Well, a peaceful bomb... XD ANYWAY... Thank you for sharing! I really enjoyed reading it!
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ReplyDeleteMaddie Barkdull
ReplyDelete4th Period
Yesterday, I had the opportunity of receiving my Patriarchal Blessing. It was truly the most amazing experience I have ever had. Because of this experience, I have been thinking about how truly blessed I am to be a member of our true, restored church. The blessing that I (and we) are able to receive are incredible. I am so grateful to have the knowledge that where we are right now is temporary. We were all sent here for a unique and divine purpose. I am can't imagine what a life without this Gospel would be like. It is incredible to me that of all the people on earth, I am privileged to be one of the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
AMEN SISTER YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH! Seriously, I love the Church, the gospel, the atonement, and everything that goes with it! I am no where near being perfect, but through the atonement I am so blessed to know that I have a safety net to fall back on in case things get rough. That is soooo cool that you had your Patriarchal blessing, I'm getting mine in 3 weeks! So stoked!
DeleteGetting my Patriarchal blessings was one of the most amazing experiences. I love getting to read it, and reread it, over and over again. I love the gospel and everything that goes along with it. Thank you for sharing :)
DeleteThat's awesome that you got your patriarchal blessing! Thank you so much for sharing your testimony!
DeleteYes! Patriarchal blessing are SO special! I got mine last year. Read over it often, and ponder on what it says. I remember when I got my patriarchal blessing I could just feel God's love all through me and I knew that he knew me more than I know myself, and that he loves me more than I can comprehend. Maddie I know that God loves you and knows you personally. Stay being your awesome self!
DeleteI have a friend. My friends name Is Maggie Flannery. She is one of my closest and most trusted friends; I love her very much. Maggie has three younger brothers who are very energetic, and very very loud. I few weeks ago, I fancied a hangout with my Maggie and her loud siblings, so I packed my foam swords in the car and left. I got to her house and was greeted with hugs and huge smiles from everyone, it was great. Long story short, I destroyed her brothers in sword combat, made the best mac and cheese with my best friend, and had an awesome time. Friends are the best.
ReplyDeleteI so agree friends are the best.- Hannah Goody 1st period
DeletePeriod 4
ReplyDeleteAm I the protagonist?
Am I the evil queen?
Am I the hero?
Who here has laid the scene?
Who am I in my own story?
Who is my bad guy, is it me?
Am I my own antagonist,
why can't I see?
Am I living in person 1,2 or 3?
When can I write my own narrative?
I know these people around me
all have their own stories,
and in their eyes they're the lead.
But am I the hero?
I just wan't one thing,
am I dragon or knight,
villain or lead?
Am I loyal and true,
or do I cling
to my own evil creed?
Am I princess snow white,
or the evillest queen?
My eyes are so shut
that I can't seem to see,
what part I play
in my own life story.
Wow KyAnne that was amazing! It really made me think.
DeleteKyAnne, I love this to pieces. You have such a great talent when it comes to poetry and writing! Thanks for sharing!
DeleteKyAnne, I love this to pieces. You have such a great talent when it comes to poetry and writing! Thanks for sharing!
DeleteI walk into my bedroom and trip. Yep, that's how we'll start this. Sitting on the floor in this new position, my perspective changes. When did this room get so messy anyway? I've fallen deep into a pit of just... Things... That are just existing on my floor. It's funny at the same time, though. Looking at each item, I walk down a different memory lane. Images and emotions from the last time I used/wore an item flow back to me. Hm, this is kinda fun... Maybe I'll do this again sometime... So why clean it now...?
ReplyDeleteI'm laughing right now because I can completely relate. Thanks for sharing Catherine!
DeleteI'm laughing right now because I can completely relate. Thanks for sharing Catherine!
DeleteYes, your room was a disaster yesterday. It looked like it had been hit by a tornado. Haha.
DeleteHahaha mines I'm sure not better- Hannah Goody 1st period
DeleteThis is hilarious and so true! Perfect descriptions and I love the image it painted.
DeleteAnthony M. 4th period, Academy
ReplyDeleteMy short leg struggled to reach the petals of my oversized bicycle but, with one final push I crested over the hill. I reached under my chin and unclasp to the strap, allowing the helmet to tumble off my head , the cool breeze ruffled my hair and I wiped the perspiration from my four head. Once I got in a sip of lukewarm water from my bottle and then replaced the helmet atop my head I was about ready to start off again, hopefully returning home in time catch dinner. I just turned my head in time to see the large bearlike dog leap out of the bushes and tackled me . I tumbled into the ditch next to me, my head making a sizable thud on a rock that lay there. Looking back upon it now the dog was most likely just trying to be friendly, but to my eight-year-old mind I assume that the dog was trying to eat me alive. I punched and kicked, still dazed from the collision with the rock. I regained my footing and climbed up the steep walls of the ditch and hoisted myself astride my bicycle. A young woman with the dog leash came running up the hill asking me if I was okay still rather confused I yelled at her and told her that her dog was trying to kill me. I bolted down the hill as fast as my small eight-year-old legs could pedal.
I loved reading your slice Tony! You use very descriptive words, and I love the way you explained your "attack." You should write a book! You're writing skills are superb! Thank you for sharing this work of art!
DeleteThat was great man! Nice writing!
DeleteThat's super funny. I enjoyed reading this. Thanks so much for sharing!
DeleteI had cream of wheat today for breakfast and it was delicias. Cream of Wheat it has wheat in the name so it sounds wheaty but ut accually not its creamy... Ooooooooh cream of wheat its creamy wheat! But cream of wheat is
ReplyDeleteextra good when its made by your mom or dad an my dad makes the best cream of wheat. Cream of the wheat isn't good when you make it wrong and then you have lumps in it. I love cream of wheat its delicias, but only when its homemade I've had the kind that comes from the store and I had to throw it away.
sorry about the spelling I was rushing through this.
Deletehhhhhhmmm I'll have to try this ice cream - Hannah Goody 1st period
Deletehhhhhhmmm I'll have to try this ice cream - Hannah Goody 1st period
Deletehhhhhhmmm I'll have to try this ice cream - Hannah Goody 1st period
DeleteSilas A. 4th Period D.E.
ReplyDeleteDollar Bills. How silly and yet important they seem at least in our society anyway. They seem to run and control our lives, even though they’re just green paper. To think something so small and so fragile could have so much power, whether for good or for evil. And yet we find ourselves flocking to the maybe not so good jobs just because they provide a little more money. When the good and wholesome jobs are what really matter. All the opportunities and relationships that could occur without it being there. But no matter how hard we try it’s always there to greet us however not always in the most joyful way. When the bills and the debt comes up they seem to tease us to use them, tricking us into thinking that 1 dollar today won’t harm you, when in reality day after day it racks up. Almost daily we see them and oft do we spend them. Never giving thinking to exactly how much they mean. Yet being a small green paper doesn’t stop it from tempting. Deceiving us into thinking we always need more of it. Now why can’t we go back to the good old days when green little slips of paper didn’t control people’s lives, wasn’t always there to tempt us and tease us. When the things that were sold were bought with other things. Such as a farmer’s wheat and vegetables, or a baker’s bread, or a school teacher’s knowledge were enough to buy a simple house and some food. When people relied on each other’s charity and hard work to keep the town or city growing and strong. Now why can’t we go back to the good old days...when the people were much more like people?
Sorry I didn't realize it was this long
DeleteHave you ever wanted to ride on a bumpy back of an elephant? Or have you wanted to snuggle up close with a baby lion cub? I have done both of these things, and more!
ReplyDeleteA few months ago I went to "The Elephant Sanctuary" for the second time! But even still I was in awe at the large and gentle creatures. The first stop was to feed the elephants. I picked up a handful of the brown elephant bites and quickly poured them into the snotty trunk of the hungry elephant.
Next up was petting these magnificent animals! The handler introduced me to the elephant and placed my hand on the trunk of the elephant. Even though it was dry,rough, and cracked on the inside, it was tender loving and happy in the inside. Through his eyes, I could see what it was feeling, and I immediately feel in love with it. I pet its ear, stomach, trunk, the bottom of the foot, knee, elbow, and the tail. The tail hairs were like wire! I looked inside the mouth, and then took a picture while holding its tusk, it was amazing.
Last but not least, I was going to go on a "Farari ride." :) I was placed on the bone-y back of the elephant and was told to hold onto the handler in front of me. I felt so high that I could have been on top of the world! I saw the deep forests of thorny bushes and tall grassy hills next to the giant mountains. My mouth was wide open! This was really happening!
After the everyone had gotten a scratchy ride on a elephant, we bought elephant souvenirs and chatted. Soon we hopped into the car and drove while speaking about the amazing adventure we had just experienced.
This must have been a really cool experience. Thanks for sharing! I like how you portrayed your experience in such a way that I could almost feel like I was there riding high on an elephant.
DeleteWednesday, March 2, 2016:
ReplyDeleteWhen I was little, I would always get so frustrated because there were always so many seeds inside the watermelons and it was annoying to keep spitting them out. My sister told me to just eat them if it bothered me so much to spit them out. My dad’s response to that was “If you eat the seeds inside the watermelon then you will grow a watermelon inside of you.” He then pointed at my aunt, who was pregnant at the time (but I did not know because I was a very young child), and told us that she had eaten too many watermelon seeds when she was a kid and now she has a watermelon growing inside of her belly. This, of coarse, totally freaked my sister and I out and we decided to just stop eating watermelon altogether.
This is great omg :D
DeleteThis is awesome! My dad did funny stuff like this to me all the time and I would be freaked out of my brains. Then I would tell all my friends and everyone would be freaked out by that thing!
DeleteThat's funny. Thanks for sharing.
DeleteHannah P. 4th period (DE)
ReplyDeletePlay practice has started up and I'm not completely sure I'm 100% enjoying it. I love to sing and dance, but I'm not really getting into it. Hopefully I was just having an off day and I will be in better spirits tomorrow.
Time is a wonderful companion that can make amends to anything. Give yourself the opportunity and patience to get into play practice, and you may surprise yourself with the results you find. . .
DeleteThis is really weird, but when I was younger I thought that babies came out of a woman's belly button. Where that idea came from, I have no clue.
ReplyDeleteAnd I remember being super confused at how a baby could fit through something that small haha.
Haha! that Hilarious! when I was little I used to think that under houses, there used to be a bottomless pit that went on forever or for a very long time. I got this idea when we were replacing our carpet, and there was a hole in the foundation, and it was super dark! lol
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ReplyDeleteLets talk about Cell Phones. Until yesterday, I didn't recognize the severity of how much I rely on it.
ReplyDeleteAs I began my afternoon Jog, enjoying the wind, but forgetting the music,
I notice about half way through the entirety of my Jog that my headphones were
swaying back and forth–––with nothing connected to them.
It wasn't long before I turned myself around, and re-traced my steps. Only to find my phone shattered on the sidewalk
. I frantically ran home, opened Google, and made an Apple Appointment at my local Apple Store.
I paid 86.00$ USD to them in order to have a functioning phone again.
Perhaps I should have waited and endured it. But the swiftness of my response is what made me realize the topic of this slice:
Technology is just as much a burden as it is a helper
That sucks that that happened to you. Last spring I accidentally put my iPod in the washing machine.
DeleteI agree with how technology can be a burden. Its so easy to waste hours at a time on our phones or computer and once you don't have access to one of those things you realize how much you depend on them.
Glad you got your phone working again.
I totally agree, when I lost my iPhone at a scout camp I was so worried and dysfunctional that I didn't know wether to cry or just buy a new one. during the week that my new iPhone was shipped to me, I found a new way of life and a new way of thinking.
DeleteTick... Tick... Tick... TICK!!! I hear that sound echoing in my head, rattling against my brain. I try to feel the beat of the metronome with my foot! No! I tell myself you messed up again! I stare ahead of me into the piano! I don't have my music, and luckily I don't need it! you find after playing a song countless times that you finally have it ingrained into your brain! But I obviously can't get it down good enough! Because no matter how many times I practice the same piece, I can't stop stressing about my piano competition! Hopefully after more hours of piano practice I will finally be prepared.
ReplyDeleteCaleb A, DE, P4
DeleteExcellent piece of work:
Something I have come to learn whilst performing in front of others is that your success does not weigh as heavily on your preparation as does the confidence you place in yourself. You can prepare wonders, but play nightmares if you lack the confidence in yourself to do that which you have prepared yourself to do. Just do your best, let everything fall into place, and you will be happy whether or not you made a mistake in your performance.
Thank you Caleb, I really appreciate it. And My competition actually went really well :)
DeleteWonderful!, and you are welcome, Charity.
DeleteLast semester I hated English. I really didn't give it a chance. I like to avoid things that I don't like or that make me feel uncomfortable so I ended up skipping class. This was going well until my mom found out...Since then I have been really trying and have actually liked reading Fahrenheit 451 and participating in class.
ReplyDelete'Tis wonderful you are giving English the chance to influence your life. When we do what we don't want, we broaden our spectrum of things we can be compatible towards, which is very helpful because the world isn't the sky and roses we sometimes want it to be.
DeleteLast night I was making bows out of hot glue & fabric. The glue got out of (hand) and I burnt my finger. Now it hurts really really bad.:(
ReplyDeleteHannah Goody 1st period
DeleteOoh, I've accidentally let that happen to myself as well. I must say, it's not a pleasant feeling, nor is it one I want to feel again.
DeleteKayden Genta 5th Period
ReplyDeleteSlice 2
The struggle of language, learning, writing and copying scribbles that mean something. Do we not struggle everyday and inquire help on this complicated madness that we supposedly figured out 400 years ago? Can we not look back and learn what the standardization was 400 years ago? We need to figure this out.
Haha, it seems like English is walking the path of no return. No matter what we do to prevent it, it always seems to change, despite our best efforts. If only English could stay what it is and not evolve any longer. . .
DeleteMy dance team, the Diamonds corps, will be doing a joint dance with my younger sister’s team, the Emerald corps; the dance is to the song BLUE by Troye Sivan. The Diamonds only have three girls including me, so I’m excited to have added numbers, even if it’s only two more girls. One of the funniest things is realizing that although our dance team is the most focused, we are the craziest during breaks. We are the immature older girls, and the Emeralds look at us like we are crazy! It’s a good thing we are all good friends, or the Emeralds probably wouldn’t talk to us.
ReplyDeleteCaleb A, DE, P4
DeleteThat's awesome how you can do a dance performance with your younger sister. Some may not admit it, including myself, but being able to do things with a younger sibling is always enjoyable, and even looked forward to. Thanks for the insightful slice!
Kensington K. Period 5
ReplyDeleteLately I've been worrying about self esteem and why it's been taking over my life. I've had issues with people taking pictures of me, and my intimidation with other peoples high self esteem. This year I've been slowly getting over it, and I can definitely see the differences, I'm glad i'm able to see that it is totally okay to be different. We shouldn't worry about standing out, we should worry about fitting in.
Period 4
DeleteMonica, I think you are amazing to be so open and willing to share this struggle with us! In most ways (and maybe just personal ways) I think we all deal with self esteem and feeling seperated and different. I'm so glad you are overcoming this and being able to see the big picture!
I love the way you put that! You sound like an amazing and beautiful person. I'm so happy for you! That's an amazing thing to overcome. :)
DeletePeriod 4
ReplyDeleteNoses are really cool but also very bizarre. On one hand, noses are amazing! Noses enable your to smell and breath. On the other hand, noses are also sorta strange looking. Maybe not so strange looking on humans as much as cartoons. If you think about it, almost all cartoon characters have totally abstract noses. Wether its Mickey mouse or a disney princess. Noses are still simply amazing
Chris Cox DE P4.
DeleteI liked how you compared cartoons to us humans. Also everything would taste way different without our noses. Nice slice!
lol Great slice. I've always thought the same, but when you think about would you rather everyone have no nose? Kind of strange thinking a world with out noses.
DeleteChris Cox DE P4.
ReplyDeleteWater. The essential thing in my life. Its many uses are numberless. Without water we would have no beautiful flowers and plants. We would have no sea food to eat. No water to drink. We could not cry when we are sad. We could not have tears of joy. We would just be a blob of thirty percent of bones and muscle. We could not surf or go on cruises. Our planet would be a mix of Venus and mars. A boiling inferno with nothingness in sight. The list could go on but this is a slice of life not a dictionary of life. Anyways water is super important to me because we wouldn’t be in the same beautiful world we live in today without water.
To go off what you are saying, with no water, there would be no land, for land is defined as something other than water. If there was no water to define what land and sea was, then what we would know to be land would just be mass, and a thing as continuous as the sky. Excellent!
DeleteLauren McFarland
ReplyDeletePeriod 4
Procrastination. That's what I am currently doing. That is probably the worst thing about me, I constantly procrastinate. But hey, I'm doing something now, so I'm a little proud of myself but not really. I need to be harder on myself and push myself to do more things.
Procrastination is my greatest nemesis, toughest foe, and the most difficult opponent to overcome. Doing that which is lazy is the natural tendency of Man, going about it only when you feel like doing it is part of the natural Man. However, by you pushing yourself to do more things, you are rectifying that fault to become a great ally, one that will help you until the end of your days. Keep pushing yourself, and you will no longer be affected by its presence.
DeleteDay 2: Oh Sleep! Why do you always seem to evade me! 10, 11, 12, 1, and 2 o'clock and still your not with me! How can I attract you towards me? Watch Tv, Read a Book? What?! Maybe I can work on some school work? How about I try. As I open up a book the Sleep hits me. Ok I'm done with school for today, Goodnight!!
ReplyDeleteSleep either comes when you least expect it, or when you truly have need of it. You can't say to yourself "go to sleep" and then you immediately fall asleep, you need to wait until your body agrees with your mind before you can physically do that which you want. I find I can only fall asleep when I lay in a single position while doing nothing, and have my mind just think about the comfort that sleeping brings. But yes, sleeps evasion is quite annoying, and I wish I had more control over it.
DeleteSister Jackson, that cake is driving me insane! Everyday we see that thing. xD . Anyways, I'm, once again, posting this on a different day, so I will just pick something that happened this week. I've been thinking of ideas for my Eagle Project, and today my scoutmaster came up to me saying he had a eagle project I could do if I haven't picked one yet. Turns out this girl from L.A. California came out here looking at her family graves, and she had this problem with trespassing and cops, but she found a cemetery that needed cleaning up. Fortunately this project can count as three; clean up, fix up, and building a sign for it. 3 of us life scouts now have a project to do!
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Eagle Projects at grave-yards, I did mine at the 'Lady Peace Memorial Gardens', a cemetery here on Guam. I painted the lofts and beams overhanging the 'family estate building', and touched up on the paint job of a few buildings. A word of advice, get your Eagle Project as soon as possible. Don't put it off because you think you can find one that is better, doing anything and getting it done as quickly as possible will help you in the long run.
DeleteAfter mutual my friend and I took two balloons outside and threw them around, it was sooo much fun! i'm so grateful for friends who will go out with me in the rain just to throw a balloon around. Friends are so important. They can drag us down or pull us up. Look at your friends and make sure they are the people that are helping you become a better. You can have whoever you want as your friends, choose people who you want to become!
ReplyDelete- Jaedyn Lloyd (DE) 4th
MaKenna Moses
DeleteDE, 4th Period
What you said is so true and important! I enjoy the fact that you shared your story as an example the enjoyments from having good friends, but you then plainly state why we need to be careful who we are friends with. You made it personal and then applied it to us. Well done!
Just like my sister said we really need friends and that day I was at my friends house and we had a ball.
ReplyDeleteMarissa Madsen, DE, 4th
ReplyDeleteIt’s March, it’s spring. Spring is the time for growing, for new things to come. After winter, when everything is cold and dark, spring comes and brings flowers and birds. At the beginning of this month we came back to Utah from Arizona. I find myself suddenly cold, where Arizona was so warm. I find myself suddenly home and yet so alone. I find myself emotional and ready to cry every few minutes, something that is most definitely not me. I find myself feeling anxious and worried. I feel left out and know there is something they are not telling me. I feel down and yet I try so hard to be positive and happy. Spring is on its way and it’s bringing new hopes and dreams with it.
MaKenna Moses
ReplyDeleteDE, 4th Period
This day marks the birth of one of the most innovative authors of our time. Dr. Suess is the man, I speak of. You may laugh at this proposition. You may disagree. I honestly do not care. He is a man that managed to break the rules of writing. He wrote for children, yet the parents all enjoy him. There is more to his writing than meets the eye. There is something refreshing or different to find inside his books. I do not always agree with his messages, but I can still appreciate his work. We celebrate his birthday by reading his books. It is a memory I cherish. I don’t care that I am a legal adult now, his books can still be enjoyed. I don't know why would we limit ourselves and say those books are just for kids.
Pueblo West Colorado is a pretty boring place to live, when you first get here. I have lived here for almost 8 years, and by taking a closer look I have discovered that Pueblo West has it's own pieces of beauty. Sure, there are dirt roads and hot Summers, but lots of good can come from it. Every year, on the 4th of July, all of Pueblo West, and even a few people from Pueblo, come down on one road for a water parade. Everyone shows up in their swimsuits with water guns, Trucks of water, and plenty of sunscreen. People spray each other for hours! Sometimes, firetrucks also come into play during the parade.
ReplyDeletePueblo West also has some of the most beautiful sunsets, turning the leaves (which isn't very many) a wonderful, golden color. There is also a Reservoir, which is perfect for skiing, wake boarding, and boating. Pueblo is also known as the Steel City, due to the amount of steel factories all over the place. Another thing about Pueblo is art. If you go into town, there are art studios, museums, and shops all over the place! The last thing I'm going to talk about is the Colorado State Fair, held every year for about a week in August. People from all over the state come! There are rides, activities, music performances, and of course, food.
It took me a while to realize it, but with the help of some AMAZING friends, I think Pueblo West, and Pueblo, are pretty cool places to live. (most of the time (; )
Sorry that was so long, guys! I just couldn't stop once I got started! :)
DeleteIn 2013 or 2014 we went to Mexico and some old friends were there so we spent a lot of our time with them. We went night swimming it was fun.
ReplyDeleteNow, Sister Jackson, I thank you (partially sarcastically) for using another picture of CAKE. It’s fine, but now I can’t think of anything else! :) I would like to take a moment to appreciate frosting. Some frosting has has adorable little air-bubbled holes scattered throughout, and that is the mark of thick deliciousness. Some frosting is thinner, but once it cools and hardens, there forms a cracked-looking finish to simple desserts. Then there’s the fondant which has to show up normal frosting by covering a cake seamlessly. The best part is each has a place in the society of dessert. And life simply wouldn’t be right without frosting.
ReplyDeleteIm very unhappy that spring is here...It means that summer is right around the corner....and summer is terrible. I hate summer for like 30 differnt reasons, like
ReplyDelete1. Every single bug escapes hell somehow and they attack you every time you leave the house
2. Its REALLY HOT HERE
3. The neighbors always want me to come outside and I dont ever want to and now I cant use the "I have to do school" excuse because SCHOOL IS OUT!
geez....Ive got alot of problems now that summer is right around the corner.