Two of my friends, Laney and Yoshi (yes, that's an alias), have started blogs! They will be on my blog list, and the links are in this post:
Laney's Luxurious Life:
www.boycottchipsandmore.blogspot.com
The Life of Yoshi:
http://ohsnapitzyoshi.blogspot.com/
Thank you both for spreading the blogging buzz! Hopefully this will start another chain reaction of kid bloggers-I'll have to get you two to paste my "Kids Can Blog" button on yours.....
I WISH this is what it looked like this year! But no, everything is still snowless. Global warming?! (This picture is from 2010.)
Monday, November 28, 2011
Another Warning
And then, the insanity continues....with Cyber Monday!
Play fair....no hacking...no meanness on chats....don't wear yourself out....no swiping a deal somebody beat you to...
Don't be like them.
Note: Once again, all quotes are from real commercials. :O
Play fair....no hacking...no meanness on chats....don't wear yourself out....no swiping a deal somebody beat you to...
Don't be like them.
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| "Oh no, hand cramp!" "Go get some ice, hurry!" |
Friday, November 25, 2011
Stay Sane!
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| "Could you read my list?""It's all crossed out." |
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| "That's because I got everything on it. BOOM!" |
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| "You know why they call it Black Friday? Because I'm a savings ninja." |
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| "Which aisle?" |
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| "IT'S HERE!" |
Note: All pictures were snipped and all quotes were copied from REAL COMMERCIALS. Yes, that's right. Why do they want us to go insane?
Sunday, November 20, 2011
OCBFD! (The Abbreviation Will Be Explained Later.)
OCBFD=Obsessive Compulsive Book Fair Disorder.
If you know me well, you know I let out little squeals of joy and occasionally start getting wobbly knees walking up and down the aisles at 5 Below or Barnes and Noble. Why?
I love erasers, sticker roles, fake hands, gum, and other trinkets and knick knacks. At 5 Below you can get things like this!:
And this!:
And, of course, THIS!:
Oh, and did I mention you can get all that for 5 bucks or less? Hence the name.
Barnes and Noble (as well as the aisle of Klutz and American Girl books at our local craft store, and any library) gives me the same reaction. Any book lovers out there will automatically feel the urge to stare at the covers, look at the description, and find the next volume in a series.
Mix these two feelings together, and you know how I feel at the school book fair!
Every year is torture for me. Shelf upon shelf of multicolored graphic novels and quiz books and the next book in that series and....more! What to buy?
Then, as if that isn't enough, there's the school supplies section. I nearly break into a happy dance looking at some of the stuff available! Laptop and smartphone erasers! An "Everything is better with bacon" bookmark! Stickers with the most ridiculous slogans:
"I'm olny human. I make misteaks."
"If Number 2 pencils are so popular, why are they Number 2?"
And, of course, the $100 bill and peppermint-scented erasers that are around every year.
This year at the book fair, I think I've had to exhibit massive amounts of self-control just to go past some of the tables. Most of the books this year have been seen-and wished for- in Scholastic's book magazine (another source of squee-ing* for me). Of course, they price some stuff ridiculously, slapping "$8.99" on one hardcover and "$25.66" on another.
So many novels, so little cash....
Who else has been to a school book fair? What makes you jump up and down with joy? Post a comment about your experiences!
Coming Soon on Claire's Creative Days....Poetry! Doodles! Thinking inside the box! And-forensics? Cool! Wow! Um...!?!
*Squee (verb): An extreme declaration of happiness and joy. ex."CJ squees over tacky erasers and knick-knacks."
If you know me well, you know I let out little squeals of joy and occasionally start getting wobbly knees walking up and down the aisles at 5 Below or Barnes and Noble. Why?
I love erasers, sticker roles, fake hands, gum, and other trinkets and knick knacks. At 5 Below you can get things like this!:
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| Yes, those are erasers.<3 |
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| How true. That's a bumper sticker. |
And, of course, THIS!:
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| Duct tape. An endless source of fun on youth retreats. |
Oh, and did I mention you can get all that for 5 bucks or less? Hence the name.
Barnes and Noble (as well as the aisle of Klutz and American Girl books at our local craft store, and any library) gives me the same reaction. Any book lovers out there will automatically feel the urge to stare at the covers, look at the description, and find the next volume in a series.
Mix these two feelings together, and you know how I feel at the school book fair!
Every year is torture for me. Shelf upon shelf of multicolored graphic novels and quiz books and the next book in that series and....more! What to buy?
Then, as if that isn't enough, there's the school supplies section. I nearly break into a happy dance looking at some of the stuff available! Laptop and smartphone erasers! An "Everything is better with bacon" bookmark! Stickers with the most ridiculous slogans:
"I'm olny human. I make misteaks."
"If Number 2 pencils are so popular, why are they Number 2?"
And, of course, the $100 bill and peppermint-scented erasers that are around every year.
This year at the book fair, I think I've had to exhibit massive amounts of self-control just to go past some of the tables. Most of the books this year have been seen-and wished for- in Scholastic's book magazine (another source of squee-ing* for me). Of course, they price some stuff ridiculously, slapping "$8.99" on one hardcover and "$25.66" on another.
So many novels, so little cash....
Who else has been to a school book fair? What makes you jump up and down with joy? Post a comment about your experiences!
Coming Soon on Claire's Creative Days....Poetry! Doodles! Thinking inside the box! And-forensics? Cool! Wow! Um...!?!
*Squee (verb): An extreme declaration of happiness and joy. ex."CJ squees over tacky erasers and knick-knacks."
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Creative Ketchup Post!
I'M BACK!!!!!!
And, what better way to start out a new life in the blog world then with some creativity....
1.There's a new protest: http://www.standagainstsnapz.blogspot.com/
2.THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT! A team from our school entered the "World Series of Innovation" from our GT class and made it to the NATIONAL LEVEL! Their idea is called "EduHarmony", a program that pairs up teachers and students in a process not unlike online dating. If they win, our GT classroom will win 2,500 dollars. That kind of money would change our class. We could buy more cool tech stuff (like IPads!). So please, vote for EduHarmony, and share the link with EVERYONE! Post it on Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, whatever! Call your friends and family! Start a chain email! Vote here: http://www.nfte.com/world-series-of-innovation/vote.html Thanks in advance!
Sorry for all the exclamation points. I'm hyper at the moment. :)
Blog ya later!
And, what better way to start out a new life in the blog world then with some creativity....
1.There's a new protest: http://www.standagainstsnapz.blogspot.com/
2.THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT! A team from our school entered the "World Series of Innovation" from our GT class and made it to the NATIONAL LEVEL! Their idea is called "EduHarmony", a program that pairs up teachers and students in a process not unlike online dating. If they win, our GT classroom will win 2,500 dollars. That kind of money would change our class. We could buy more cool tech stuff (like IPads!). So please, vote for EduHarmony, and share the link with EVERYONE! Post it on Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, whatever! Call your friends and family! Start a chain email! Vote here: http://www.nfte.com/world-series-of-innovation/vote.html Thanks in advance!
Sorry for all the exclamation points. I'm hyper at the moment. :)
Blog ya later!
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