Intro
I'm The Little Sister- Written by me and Drama Mama
I'm An Angel- Written by Me and Drama Mama
Happy Birthday- Drama Mama singing Happy Birthday to me on my 12th birhtday
Hannukah Oh Hannukah
Oh Day Oh Shoon- A song Drama Mama learned at school
The Oompa Loompa Song (New Edition)- An Oompa Loompa Song written by Drama Mama and inspired by the new "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" movie.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star- A Classic, how couldn't we?
Building Bridges- A song Drama Mama learned at school
A,B,C's
The Goodnight Song- A song Drama Mama learned at school
Splinter-my cabin leader
Cambria
Banana Slug
Bullfrog-Water field instructor, worked at an after school program I went to
Kumo- Producer for the TV show, The Real World, my friend convinced him to consider a kids Real World
Kintla
Blaze- the best counselor there, everyone in his cabin was a "Blaze Boy", and got t-shirts with that on the front and a jersey number on the back
Vega-Soil field instructor
Grizzly-Plants field instructor, great Napolean Dynamite and Shrek impersonations
Stretch-Animals field instructor, tall
Snake-Camp Leader
Trapper John
Squeeker
Wild
Ladybug- Nurse, helped when I lost one of the lenses on my glasses
Eagle- our teacher
Sunshine- a teacher from another school, found my lense
"May the force be with you" - Just about every Jedi in the movies, episodes 1-6
"Hard to see the dark side is" - Yoda, episode 1
"The dark side clouds everything" - Yoda, episode 2
"Why do I get the feeling you're going to be the death of me someday?" - Obi- Wan Kenobi, episode 2
"Powerful you have become, Dooku, the darkside I sense in you" - Yoda, episode 2
"Begun the Clone War has" - Yoda, episode 2
"Luke, I am your father" - Darth Vader, episodes 4-6
'You have unusual powers,young Padawan.But not enough to save you this time" - Count Dooku, episode 2
"You're breaking my heart!" - Padme, episode 3
I can tell you, we pulled out every stereotype in the book, and since we were the stereotyped, we didn't think about it too much.
]]> One day, as I was going to the P.W.C.S, I got a phone call. They told me I needed to hurry up and get there, so off I went. As I was going, I was wondering why the P.W.C.S. wanted me there.
"What am I supposed to do about it?" I asked.
"You have been voted as the ambassador for the Cows," another cow replied. "You will go to Barnyard HQ tomorrow to speak on behalf of the cows."
The next day, I went to the Barnyard HQ and met with the other animals. At the meeting were the Cows, Sheep, Horses, Goats, Chickens and Donkeys. The Sheep and Horses joined the Cows side at the meeting, while the Chickens joined the Goats. The F.U.N. (or Farm United Nations) failed to convince the Goats to give up, and they left very angry.
As I left, a Goat ambassador came over to me. I tried to avoid him, but he caught me. Then, he grabbed me! He threw me into the ambassadors' van and drove off!
When I was taken out of the van, I was at an old…milk factory? Some goats took me to a milk factory? I thought goats made milk - not got it from factories. Those milk wannabees! No wonder goat milk tastes fake.
Anyway, they told me to betray the Cows. When I refused, they tied me up and left me in the fake milk factory. They said they would come for me when the war was over.
My lesson learned? Never get involved in a war between farmland animals. And never, ever let anyone take you to a milk factory. It smells like wet goats - and trust me, that stinks!
About two weeks ago, as I was walking home from school, something happened that changed my life. It changed my whole life, and I'll never forget what happened.
]]> As I said, it was about two weeks ago, as I was walking home from school. I'd had a pretty normal day. Basics was fun, lunch was boring, and my math teacher was trying to be cool, again. But then something out of the ordinary happened. I was crossing 24th Street when a white van with black spots pulled up. My first thought was that whoever owned that van must love cows. But as the window was rolled down, I realized my mistake. That person didn't just love cows– it WAS a cow!I was speechless. A cow had just pulled up in a van! I said the first thing that came to mind. "I've already had three servings of dairy today," I said, slightly scared of what that cow could do.
Then the cow spoke. "Hop in," said the cow. "You are being taken to the P.W.C.S."
I was stunned! I mean, a van-driving cow had just asked me to go to the PW.C.S. Headquarters, whatever that was. I quickly decided to get in. I mean, what could a cow do to me? I got inside, and immediately asked him, "What's the P.W.C.S?"
The cow replied, "It stands for People who Worship Cows who are Short. It's a cow fan club, and you'll be questioned to see if you love cows enough."
When we got to the Headquarters, they stuck me in a room with lots of cows and humans. They asked me questions for what seemed like hours, then put me in a smaller room while they decided if I could join.
When they came back with their decision, I knew there was something big going on. They told me that their leader was resigning, and they needed someone to fill in. They had decided that I would be perfect. I couldn't believe it! It was the happiest day of my life. I had just been voted leader of a cow fan club!
For the rest of my childhood, I was the leader of the cows. And when I grew up, I founded an international cow organization. And to think that it started on the happiest day of my life, when I was admitted to the P.W.C.S.
]]> A few years ago, in a remote part of Oregon, there was a farm. It looked like any other farm, with a big red barn, fields filled with vegetables, and plenty of farm animals. The owner of the farm, McFoe, loved cows, so it isn't surprising that he owned more cows than any other kind of animal.
One day, Farmer McFoe was getting ready for bed when he heard a noise from one of his cow pens. He went to his barn immediately, thinking that someone was trying to steal his beloved cows. But when he got to his barn, he saw that the doors were locked. Feeling scared and confused, he went in. He looked at each one of his pens to make sure none of his cows were missing.
As he reached Pen 13, he saw that there were no cows. Farmer McFoe looked around for his cows. He looked up, anxious to find his cows and get to bed. When he did, he saw a pale cow covered with camouflage paint. "Farmer McFoe," yelled the cow. "We have come to free our fellow cows from your evil oppression!"
Farmer McFoe backed up slowly, and then turned to run, but he came face to face with two more of these 'Camo-Cows' who were blocking the exit. Farmer McFoe ran to his special exit, but when he made it outside, there were dozens of Military Copters, with 'Camo-Cows' sliding down on ropes.
Farmer McFoe stopped and closed his eyes, hoping this was just a dream, but it wasn't. Soon the cows had surrounded him, and he heard a voice on a loudspeaker saying "Farmer McFoe, you are under arrest in the name of cow law for holding these cows against their will and illegally selling cows bodily substances."
Farmer McFoe looked around, hoping there was a way he could escape. He saw that there was a gap in the lines of cows, and he made a break for it.
The cows started shooting at him. As he looked around, he realized they were shooting HAY at him! Suddenly Farmer McFoe felt a sharp pain in his leg. He tried to keep running, but the pain got the best of him and he blacked out.
When he woke up, Farmer McFoe was lying on a bed. He saw a nurse, and asked her where he was. She told him he was in a prison hospital, and he would be serving is life sentence in Mooapolis. For the next 50 years, Farmer McFoe spent his days in jail. On earth, everyone thought the cows had all broken out, and Farmer McFoe had been trampled. But no one knew the truth, that he had been captured by the cows from Pen 13.
The Amber Spyglass is the third book in the Philip Pullman series His Dark Materials. I would give this book a 9.9 out of 10 because it is excellent, but kind of leaves you wondering what happens in the end. I give the series a 10 out of 10, and it has earned its place in my favorite collection of books, along with Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl.
]]> The Amber Spyglass picks up with Lyra and Will planning to go to the land of the dead to apologize to Roger because Lyra caused his death. Will also goes along to talk to his father.When they reach the land of the dead, they are told they must leave their daemons behind. Lyra decided that she had to, and Will didn’t know his daemon so he went along too. When Lyra and Will met up with Roger and Will’s father, they plan to help the ghosts escape from the land of the dead. With the help of some harpies, they manage to reach the surface. Will cuts a hole into another world, and the ghosts leave, spreading their atoms into every thing in the worlds.
Meanwhile, in another world, Mary Malone (a doctor from Will’s world) created an Amber Spyglass - a spyglass that can see Dust. She uses it to see that the Dust is being drained from the world. She tries to figure out why the Dust is leaving.
When Will and Lyra are searching for their daemons after freeing the ghosts, they reach the world Mary Malone is in. While they in this world, they realize they love each other. When this happens, the Dust stops draining from the world. Will and Lyra discover that the reason the Dust was draining was because the knife Will had left many inter-world windows, and these all drained into a dark abyss that sucks up Dust. In order to stop this, Will must close all the windows that the knife made.
Lyra and Will decide that they can’t protect the worlds and see each other, so they each go back to their own worlds, despite the fact that they are in love.
I liked this book although I thought it left a few questions, like what the dark abyss was, and what happens to Will and Lyra. I love this series, and it is now one of my all-time favorites.
The Subtle Knife is the second book in the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. It is a very good book, but it is very hard to understand without first reading The Golden Compass, the first book in the His Dark Materials trilogy.
Meanwhile, a young girl named Lyra has just entered a similar window into Cittagazze. Will and Lyra meet and end up deciding to stick together for their journey. First Lyra goes to Will’s world to met up with a scientist, Mary Malone, to talk about Dust, a mysterious particle that Mary studies.
When Lyra and Will go back to Cittagazze. Will goes into a big building, and comes out with a knife capable of cutting through anything, even the very fabric of space. With this knife, Will and Lyra can travel through all the different worlds. Lyra and Will travel through the world of Cittagazze, trying to find the secret of the Dust, and for Will to find his long-lost father.
Near the end of the book, Lyra is captured, and Will is left to decide his next move.
This book is very good, and so is the whole His Dark Materials trilogy. This book ties the first and third books together nicely, but is very hard to understand without reading the first book.
The Golden Compass
The book I read was The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman. It is the first of a 3-book series called His Dark Materials. I would highly recommend this book to people who love fantasy books like Harry Potter and Artemis Fowl. If I had to rate this book on a scale of 1-10 I would give it an 8 because the book was very good, but also very hard to understand.
This book is based on a world like ours with some major differences, such as: there are many fantasy creatures, there are different names for things, the world is run entirely by the church, and that creatures called daemons exist as souls that are not within the body but are still attached to the people. There are also many similarities between the world in the book and the real world, such as: there is the same world map, there are still the same historical events, and there is still a church.
Weeks later she is hearing rumors of "Gobblers," a group that is supposedly kidnapping kids. One by one the gyptian chidren are disappearing and Lyra decides to find out whats up. After a while she finally gives up on her search. The master decided then that Lyra should live a life outside of college and sends her to live with Ms. Coulter, a mysterious woman. Before she leaves the master gives her a altheimeter, or truth teller.
After Ms. Coulter threatens Lyra's daemon she runs away. While running she is found by her friend Tony Costa who takes her to his people. His people tell her that Lord Asriel and Ms Coulter are her parents. They also have found out that the kids are in the North Pole.
After months of travel Lyra finally reaches the north, only to get kidnapped by 2 complete strangers. She is taken to a place where her mother is cutting kids daemons away, witch is like cutting your soul away. Lyra finds a way to free all of the kids and leads them into the wilderness. She eventually finds her friends group again and rescues her father from a prison. Her father then kidnaps her friend and takes him to the aurora. Once at the aurora he sacrifices her friend and breaks a inter dimensional hole in the aurora.
This book is the first of the series so the ending is really abrupt. To fully understand the book I would recommend that you read it, because there are a lot of parts too hard and too long to explain
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