Obama's 30 minute speech

Date:10/30/08

Time:12:13am

Place:My basement 

During the World Series, there was a 30 minute break, special just for Obama.  McCain said, he's wasting his time and money."  I believe he is doing the right thing, getting undecided voters to favor his situation.  His main concern was that McCain told Americans that he was inexperienced and not fit for the job.  Candidate Obama wanted to get his word out to Americans, not only to probe McCain wrong but also to state what he is going to do for American once again.  Many people think that this is more than enough to speak to the public because they already have their last debate a couple of weeks ago.  Obama spent millions of dollars to get 30 minutes of free talk viewed on most of the popular channels but he thinks it will pay off.  Of coarse many people view him differently because he is part black, but honestly he isn't that bad.  This doesn't mean that I favor him, but that I believe us Americans should not judge people by their cover.  People should give him a chance even though he is black.  McCain tells us Americans many negative things about Obama, even though Obama does the same back to McCain, but that campaining.  These candidates take on another level of fighting, not directly but verbely.  I think Obama's 30 minute speech with have an impact of many people who were unsure.  Many people were watching the World Series, which means that have had to watch Obama.  He is up in the poles and not doing anything to give it up!

Homer Simpson

Date:10/29/08

Time:11:58pm

Place:My basement

After not watching tv for over 2 weeks, I turned the tv to channel 5 after the World Series.  I have never laughed so much in m y life.  Homer is amazingly funny, especially watching it at night.  I am tired, about to fall asleep, but my eyes are open enough to watch tv.  The show in general is retarted and makes not sense, but the jokes are histerical.  Most of the jokes are for adults, when I was a kid I never understood them.  Some of them I still don't understand.  Every thing Homer does, I can relate to because its reality.  I think its so funny because the viewer, us, can relate to it.  Home said in one of the shows that, hes down to a 'B' cup."  If I was young I would have no clue what hes talking about because its sexual.  Sexual jokes are really funny if your of age.  If I could watch this every night, I would.  The music is also so catchy to my ear, it makes me want to get up and dance.  But, right now I am too tired to get up and dance.  Tomorow I will probably remember the beat to the song and start dancing because the toon is creepy, making me remember it easier.  Homer Simpson is awsome and who ever plays his part is great!  His voice and everything about him is  histerical, thank God for this show.

Pumpkin Carving

Date:10/28/08

Time:12:02am

Place:My basement 

For adults and children, the art of pumpkin carving is filled with lots of fun and excitement.  The kids have so much fun because they don't know what they are doing and the parents have fun by helping the kids struggle with the carving part.  Carving is obviously too hard for a kid to do it by him or her self but with the help of their parents it become a piece of cake.  I loved when my Mom and Dad used to help me out.  Making carving with special letters and designs made my day.  I would display they out on my front steps, hoping that someone would like what I had made.  If not, I was still happy with what I had made.  Being that I am older now doesn't mean that I can't carve pumpkins anymore.  I still enjoy it 100%.  I always love the carving of the car in the moon.  Its always a design that I come across on peoples lawns, pumpkins, and on decorations in the house.  I also love cats, so that interest me the absolute most.  I am very artistic and if I could, I would design many more cool designs to carve onto pumpkins.  I believe the skill in that are would be to take your own creativity and transfer it onto the pumpkin.  That would make me so happy, to see my work on somebody's pumpkin.  Pumpkin carving has been around for so long and I hope the tradition keeps going because it's truly a wonderful event.

Halloween's Around the Corner

Date:10/27/08

Time:11:48pm

Place:My basement

When you think about it, holiday's come around too quick.  The last time I checked, it was still warm out.  Now the whether is changing so rapidly, the leaves are falling off trees and the cool air is starting to change the atmosphere.  Its the feeling of Halloween.  When I was Halloween was always a huge celebration/holiday because it was fun, something for the kids and adults to come together.  This creates bonding between families and even friends.  When they run from house to house with their pumpkin buckets, pillow cases, or even backpacks the excitement is truly amazing.  If you ever took out your camera and snapped shots of their faces receiving candy, its overwhelming.  Its a time to be scared by also filled with laughter.  I wish I was still young enough to run from door to door.  I still remember my friends and I trying to hit every house in the entire town.  We came close, getting 4 pillow cases full of candy.  The parents always tagged along and made sure we wouldn't get hurt or in trouble.  My friends Dad was always the one to come along on our little adventure, but I was fine with that because he was so cool.  At least it wasn't my Dad, I would have been so imbarrased.  I even remember the time that I went on roller skates, that was horrible.  My feet hurt for days, therefore, I never did that again.  Every year we seem to have tried something new to do; more or less like getting our selves into more trouble because we were getting older.  As the years progressed, we just hung out, but there was always time to snag a couple of pieces of candy.  I always thought to myself, how it felt to give out the candy.  All the people who just sit there, waiting for kids to come.  I guess thats their excitement for the night, while ours is having a blast doing something illegal.  Thats the part of being a kid though, everyone's been there and experienced it.  We all have our own tales to tell, especially the ones on Halloween night!

The World Series

Date:10/26/08
Time:12:45pm
Place:My room

Wow, its been a while since I watched the world series. The first two game of the World Series this year I missed. Its aganist Tampa Bay and the Philies. Neither teams interest me, which is why I haven't really care to watch it but I will still toon in to whats going on. I hate to be lost with the media. I feel the need to keep up to date with whats going on, by reading the newspaper or even watching the news, like channel 5. I have heard that both of these teams are evenly matched, forcing the World Series to maybe go into a seven game series. That would be just awsome, whenever it gets down to the last game people go wild. They go wild on the field, in the stands, at home, and even at bars. This week is a huge week for drinking at bars. The
World Series and the Supper Bowl are great attractions. This also means that the cops will be out on the streets more often at night, this isn't so good for kids sake. As the series goes on, I will not be stressed out like I was a couple of years ago when the Yankees were in the World Series because I do not favor any team in particular. I think its better like that, you don't become as stressful. May the best team win! If I had to choose a team, it would probably be Tampa Bay because they are the under dogs. I always like to see an under dog team win, it makes it that much more exciting. I hope that next year, a New York team will be in the World Series, to get the spirits of New York alive again.

Lava Lamps

Date:10/25/08

Time:11:29pm

Place:My basement 

Have you ever watched a lava lamp and thought about how cool it is.  Its so amazing that all you have to do is hit the switch.  It gets extremely hot, which can be a fire hazard but I would still have them in my house.  I have a special plate underneath mine, this way nothing can catch on fire.  The main thing I worry about is to shut them off before I go to bed.  For a Lava Lamp to be on the entire night cannot be to good.  I surly enjoy lava lamps though.  The flow of them is so relaxing.  Some times they come out in bubbles or even long flows that are connected.  I guess it matters how hot it is.  When its supper hot, maybe the lava breaks up into small pieces.  Or maybe when the lava is a little colder, it stays in one huge bulge.  Lave lamps come in all different sizes and shapes.  I have one that is shaped like a rocket ship.  I have a purple and green one, I favor the purple one more though.  I believe each color gives off a different effect when you stair at it.  To me, the purple lava lamp seems as if you are on top of a volcano, waiting to explode.  The green lava lamp seems as if I am underground.  I guess anybody can have a different effect or opinion based on its color.  I love to turn them on when all of the other lights are off in the house.  This creates a soothing atmosphere in your house.  If I could, I would put them all around my house.  But two is just perfectly enough for me so I'm not going to complain.  Next time your in Spencers buy a lava lamp, you won't regret it!

Grandma's Cookies

Date:10/25/08

Time:11:29pm

Place:My basement 

There are always those special occasions going on from time to time around my house.  Some include birthday parties or just special gatherings.  My grandma lives in Astoria, Queens and she brings the best cookies along with her for us to share.  Once I tasted them, I could never go back.  I don't know, but they do not compete with Long Island cookies one bit.  Their flavor is unique and the texture is undiscribable.  She normally carries them in a small square shaped box, filled to the top.  I could hear the sprinkles dancing on the bottom of the box, ready to be eaten up.  Like I said, once I start eating I cannot stop.  Its like they have some special ingredients in them.  It could be the jelly for some, or maybe even the pouder.  I have yet to find any cookie around my area close to what my Grandma brings over.  The last time I looked at the box of cookies, my mouth watered.  My Mom tautered me because I had to have dinner before I could have desert.  I wanted to eat the cookies first so bad, but I always do so nothings new.  If I could eat 100 a day, I probably would  because they are that good.  I would not care about how fat I would get because the flavor would already be in my stomach and I would be too happy to even think about it.  They next time I could get my hands on one of my Grandma's cookies I am going to be in my glory!

Blacklights

Date:10/23/08

Time:8:45am

Place:My basement 

The first time I walked into my friends room I noticed a glow.  He had velvet like posters on his walls that seemed to me to look like 3D.  I stared to glance at the toys he had in his room.  The coolest one I came across was his black light's.  He had one very long, about 6ft long and another just in a bulb shape which was connected to a regular lamp.  When he turned them on, the room glue with a fluorescent shine.  It looked as if the light was bouncing from wall to wall.  Maybe the light even bounced of me, all I know was that this black light was so cool and I wanted to know more about it.  I found out that they sell them in Spencers in the mall which I went to the very next day.  I could not hold myself back from buying one, its almost like I had to have one.  I became attached at the very beginning, just like a bride and groom.  I bought the same lights he had in his room.  I also found out that anything in the room that was white, glue the most.  The color went from white to extremely blinding white.  This color seemed so cool to me, I wanted to have my whole basement to give off this affect too.  When I bought them for myself I just them up in my basement just like I had planned.  As the months went by the excitement of the black light soon left my mind.  I had seen this "cool" light so many times now, that is was not extraordinary any more.  I will always love the black light though because it lets you into another dimension of the room.

Timberlands

Date:10/23/08

Time:8:34am

Place:My basement 

The other day I bought a brand new pair of boots.  These boots are called Timberlands.  I bought them at Bob's stores in Bayshore.  If I could have spend my money on anything in the store it  would have been them, which is why I bought them.  I also bought them because I had many coupons that I had received in the mail.  This helps bring my bill down tremendously.  The boots alone cost $120 plus tax.  These Timberlands are very costly, one being that they are name brand.  Others like Smith's are inexpensive, mainly because of the name.  I like buying name brand though, not because I like to show off, but when I could spend the money I would.  Some times, if you buy the cheeper brand, they might night last as long.  Money is a big issue but mainly if the price is higher, they are probably going to be better.  I am currently working two jobs right now but I don't have money to throw away.  When I put a little money away each week it accumulates quicker than I expect.  One a month hits I have to money treat myself to some items that I have been wanting.  Well, these Timberlands I have been wanting for a while.  Last Fall, I wanted to get them but that never happened.  I was driving at the time so I could have went to Bob's, but I probably didn't have the money or my Mom wouldn't give me any.  Now that I have them, I am going to use the well and treat them with great care because they were very expensive.  I even bought a special cleaner to keep them dry or rain.  I hope these boots last me awhile!

Birthdays

Date:10/23/08

Time:8:23am

Place:My basement

Over the years birthdays just become a normal day.  It seems as if the day would just flow by like a normal one.  Most of the time people forget other people's birthdays, which makes it like a regular day again.  Obviously, the person who's birthday it is doesn't forget but now he/she has to remind others that it's their birthday.  To some people, this may be a nucence even though they really do care about him/her.  As the day rolls on by, you might do something that you normally wouldn't do.  For example, you might go out to a fancy restaurant or a bar.  Presents are probably involved, which is also out of the ordinary to a regular day.  To me, a birthday is like a normal day because its not like its a holiday.  When you have a holiday, you really have to think about what going on; if you forget about it, you truly have problems.  But peoples birthdays are regularly forgotten.  To some people, they might take great offence, especially if its a close relative.  That the one thing you do not want to forget about.  Make sure you memorize all of your closest friends and relatives birthdays.  That a sign of respect, which makes you seem caring and respectful.  I know that most people forget about my birthday, but its fine with me because I know I do the same to others.  My Moms birthday is coming up this month and I sure remembered that one, without having to ask anyone else.  I hope her birthday goes just well.

New Shower Doors

Date:10/20/08

Time:2:33pm

Place:My basement

As my bathroom was getting re-done, we were waiting on the shower doors because that was the last to be put in.  After a month of waiting, the men finally brought it to my house in a huge truck.  The glass had such a great design on it that my mom almost had a heart attack.  She was so shocked and loved it.  She made the artist draw swans on the glass because she thought the effects of swans would bring out the bathroom more.  There is so much chrome that came connected with the glass, which also makes the bathroom stand out even more.  I personally love the new shower glass doors.  It makes me feel as if I were in a hotel, if actually feel kind of rich.  These shower doors cost about a thousand dollars therefore, I feel rich.  When I take a shower now, it is going to feel so weird.  When I open and close the doors I am going to be so careful because if I were to damage it my mom would flip out.  I am going to take very good care of the glass doors and I hope they last a life time because I am never going to spend a thousand dollars on shower doors in my life.  When somebody goes to go to the bathroom I cant wait to see the look on their faces.  These shower doors are going to make my bathroom come to life!

Jackets

Date:10/19/08

Time:5:58pm

Place:My basement 

As the temperature seem to change, its time to take the jackets out of your closet.  The fall season takes a toll on the whether.  Its a time where people usually wear a lot of leather.  I bought a leather jacket and I only usually wear it in the fall.  I get excited when its the fall because I know I am going to be wearing my leather.  I feel special when I wear my leather jacket because its more classy than a regular jacket.  I own it for a purpose, and thats to look good in style.  If you know how to wear a jacket in style, especially a leather one, you got it made.  Wearing layers is good for the fall season because you never know how cold it might get.  Some days it can vary, therefore, you have to take into consideration to wear many layers.  Hopefully you own a down jacket to keep you even warmer.  There are so many types of jackets you could buy, but I prefer leather.  When I go snowboarding, I wear a different type of jacket.  Every type of jacket serves a purpose and you have to know how to wear them right.  If jackets weren't invented these cold seasons would be very rough to live in.  These conditions would bring you right under, and you would freeze your head off.  Its about time to take your cozy jackets out of the closet.

Soap

Date:10/18/08

Time:11:04am

Place:My basement 

There has to be soap laying around in you bathroom some place.  You know its there, but you can never find it, its almost like it disappears.  Sometimes I am in the shower and it slips out of my hand, the next thing you know it, its gone.  One time it flew out of my hand and landed by the door of the bathroom.  If was so cold to get out of the shower and pick up the soap and bring it back into the shower, but I had to.  I wish the soap had a strap to it, where you can connect it to your wrist.  It would truly be that much easier.  Something that people have made that is very helpful for the shower is loufers.  Using these, you can apply the soap onto them and scrub yourself without having the trouble of holding the soap.  Other people use other products to clean their bodies, but I like to stick with soap.  Dove has always been a favorite product for my mom, therefore, we like to stick with Dove.   The smell of Dove beats out any other smell that touches your body.  You smell extremely clean and healthy.  I love that feeling and wish I could feel that way everyday.  Sometimes, if I had the ability to take a shower as much as I could, I would probably take 3 or 4 in one day because the smell is that good.  When ever I pass by the soap isle in my nearest supper market, my nose goes crazy because the smell hits me so quick.  I could spend hours in that isle!  We always stack up our bathroom door with more than enough soap because we hate to run out of it.  If we do, its like a sin.  We have to obtain a certain number of soaps in the bathroom door other wise my mom isn't happy.  Soap is the best way to keep your body clean, and you always have to make sure you are keeping yourself clean everyday.

BlueRay DVD Player

Date:10/18/08

Time:10:47am

Place:My basement

Over the years, technology has grown so much.  We can now watch DVD's at a way better resolution, the picture is 10x better than a regular DVD.  The Blue Ray DVD player is amazing.  When I bought one I could not believe my eyes.  The picture is really that much better.  When you watch a movie, you feel as if you are in the movie.  The people seem real, with the sweat pouring off them and their muscles popping out.  The detail on the people or anything is just outstanding.  I am so glad that I spend my money on this player than anything else in the store because I do not know what can be better than this.  I can have fun when we have a movie night or even if I have some friends over to watch a movie.  If I had a regular DVD player, the movie would be boring.  But this new technology brings us into a new level of watching movies.  It makes your room alive!  I also have a sourround system attached to my receiver which connects to my t.v. through the audio in and out plugs.  When you watch a movie in my basement now, I feel as if the actors were really in my basement.  I get the feeling as if I were setting in a movie theatre too; with popcorn in my hard there is truly no difference.  The key is to keep you player clean and out of the way of anybody breaking it.  I wish to keep this BlueRay DVD player up and running for very long, one because it was a expensive and because you should not have to buy a new player every year.  This player should last me a while even though technology is moving so fast and they will probably make a better model next year but you can't do anything about that.  I have to say, I love my Blue Ray DVD  player and you should definitely spend your money on one too!

Wireless Connections

Date:10/16/08

Time:8:28am

Place:My room

Sometimes I just don't get wireless connection.  I have a Mac Book lab top and I love it, but the connection just craps out on me sometimes.  My main server for the wireless connection is in my room under my main house computer.  It sits right next to the wall with nothing in it's way, but some how finds a way to loose connection with me.  One day I could be in my, sitting on my bed and have a poor connection while other days I could be in my basement with a perfect five bars.  I just don't get it!  Why can't I have five bars all the time?  Sometimes there are three four or five bars; they range from one bar to five bars.  With one being the worst connection and five being the best.  When I have a great connection, I am so happy because I remember when I only have my house computer and it was horrible.  Therefore, I am so grateful to have a lab top.  Even if I have a bad connection, I would rather have a bad connection on my lab top than having a bad connection on my house computer.  My house computer is an Emachines, and its horrible.  Having wireless connections was a great invention, who ever created that is a genius.  Having the feeling of being free while you are on the internet is pretty cool.  I could jump around anywhere in my house and still great a connection, well most of the time.  If the wireless router worked perfect they would not need computer people to fix things, we would put them out of business.  In the computer field there is always something to go wrong and you know that, its like a way of life in another sense.  I hope my wireless connection never craps out on my because I would die!

Mornings

Date:10/15/08

Time:11:21pm

Place:My room

Mornings can truly be horrible.  I tend to like the morning, but only when I know I am wide awake.  If I get up at an early time and I'm wide awake, there's no way I'm going back to sleep.  I kind of like it that way though because I am getting more out of the day.  By the time 5:00pm hits, I feel as if it were 8:00pm.  Getting up early can benefit you in many ways.  Once, I had to go to school in the morning, so I bought myself a cup of coffee at a near by gas station.  I was soon wide awake, and ready to start my day.  When I got out of school at 8:00am, I accomplish most of my other chores that I had to take care of.  By noon, I was a little tired, but was free for the rest of my day.  To me, getting things done early truly benefits you in the long run.  I love to relax at the end of my day, and when I get things done early it makes that much easier for myself.  There are times where I can never get up early; hey it happens.  If you only knew that getting up earlier would benefit you in the later party of the day, I'm sure you would pop right out of bed, making the springs bounce non-stop under your mattress.  Sometimes the sound of my Mom yelling traveling deep down into my ear lobes, which makes me jump and shoot right out of bed.  This sound horrible and not a great way to get up at all, but at least you got up then and not three hours later.  I wish I could wake up perfect every morning, with nobody bothering me.  If that was the case, I would sleep till doon's day.  I love to sleep, but the mornings are just too beneficial and stress-less.

A Relaxing Day

Date:10/14/08

Time:5:12pm

Place:My basement 

Some days just fly by with nothing to do.  You could stay home for hours, and still not do anything.  These are called you lazy, boring days.  Today, I experienced a day like that with my friend.  We went to his house and played around with our guitars.  There was nobody around the neighborhood except for us two, it was horrible.  You seem so decelet when there is nothing to do with nobody around.  The day just seems like it drags along,  pulling you with it.  Time is always, I always caught myself looking at the clock.  When you are looking at the clock too much,  you know something is up.  Looking at the clock makes time move even slower, and when you think about it you are not accomplishing anything.  You could be trying to find something better to do, but no, you just stay lazy and stair at the clock.  These types of days include watching T.V. or even going through your old toys/collectables.  I actually rode on my razon skutter with my friend up and down the block, it was imbarassing.  Having the feeling of being a kid again just does work.  You can think about the things you did when you were young, but when you apply them to yourself when you are older its just wrong.  I cannot believe I rode a skutter again, even though its not a law to not ride one.  The main thing is that I felt relaxed, and this boring day actually got me to think about when I was young.  My friend and I used to hang out together when we were young, so we had a lot of the same memories.  Sometimes its great to sit back, relax, and not have to worry about anything the whole day!

The Perfect Night

Date:10/13/08

Time:11:33am

Place:My living room

The perfect night can consist of  what ever your heart desires.  If you use your imagination, your might just have the perfect night.  As for me, a day on the beach in the night is a hell of an experience.  The setting of the night is just perfect, creating an atmosphere that blows you away.  Your train of thoughts get twisted as the night progresses.  When I am having too much fun, I know the night was perfect.  Laughing non-stop, and having feeling that you never felt before sets off that perfect type of a night.  You wish this night can last forever, but you know it never will.  As the sun starts to go down, the owl's come out, giving you a warning call to go to bed, or get home.  As for me, I never do because I wish the night can stay the same.  If you stay out all night, the night just keeps getting better and better.  Sometimes you just know when you are having a great night, and other times things just happen to set off the awsume night.  Key factors can be who you are hanging out with, or even where you might be.  I think the spot you choose to hang out in, creates what can happen in the coarse of a night.  For example, a spot on the beach creates a cozy, romantic atmosphere.  This can set off a loving night.  When my friends and I pick a place to hangout, I take it very seriously because we never want to stay home and do nothing.  Doing nothing is no even close to having a perfect night.  Having the perfect night takes skill and time to accomplish.  But, in the end it always turns out for the better!

The Wii

Date:10/13/08

Time:10:56am

Place:My living room 

After never playing the Wii in my life, it is actually truly fun.  My sister received it for a Christmas present last year, but she never plays it herself.  Once in a while she does, and when she does, sometimes she asks me to play with her.  One of my favorite games is tennis.  When you play tennis, is seems as if you are really at the court playing one of your friends because you make all of the same movements.  Once in a while I get to close to my sister and hit her by accident because our living room is too small to play this game in.  You can play a series of best of five, best of three, or just a single game.  My sister and I like to play the best of five series because it lasts the longest.  When you play the other games, you finish too quick.  You can really get into the game and have competition.  Another time I was playing the Wii with my other friend when nobody was home.  We played for money, thats where the competition really took place because nobody wanted to loose.  When you play for a certain reason, especially money you never want to loose.  The Wii is a great system for kids, but if you have nothing better to do adults can surly play too.  You can come away with getting a work out, while having the best time of your life!

Shower Doors

Date:10/11/08

Time:10:11pm

Place:My kitchen 

My mom has been re-decorating the bathroom in the past three weeks.  I am so glad because my house has been needing a new bathroom for years.  Since my mom and dad bought the house, 19 years ago, the bathroom has not been touched!  Now, 19 years later it is starting to look nice.  By nice, I mean that we can walk in and out of it without having to trip over your own feet.  As long as its clean I will be happy but my mom is taking this project over the top.  she is getting a whole new Stella Snow cabinet, a new heater board, re-painting the walls, a new mirror cabinet, and lastly, frosted shower doors with swans sand blasted on by a special artist!  I cannot believe this is actually happening, but its almost finished.  I cannot wait to see the finished product.  Taking a shower is going to be the best thing is the whole house to do, everyone is going to want to be in the bathroom.  When I am in the bathroom, I am going to feel rich!  Felling rich is always nice, especially when your in the shower.  The last thing to be done in the bathroom is the glass doors because they had to be specially ordered and shipped to Home Depot.  I am going to have to go there and pick them up, unless my moms contractor wants to pick them up himself.  Well anyways, time flies by, and before I know it they will be here in my own house.  This is very special for us, because we have not re-decorated the house that much, and when we do it truly brings out the "shine" in the house.  I am looking forward to taking a shower so much, I can't wait till I do!

Hot Tea

Date:10/11/08

Time:9:49pm

Place:My kitchen 

Basically, my whole family drinks tea, and they especially love their tea smoking hot!  Watching my whole family drink tea has also made me become a tea drinker.  I usually have tea in the late night, because it relaxes me and helps me get a good night sleep.  You don't think about it, but when you drink tea when you are stressed out, you we become relaxed and content.  When I am socializing I love to drink tea.  My grandma is very healthy, therefore, she brings her own healthy tea bags called camomile green tea to my house.  I have become accustom to them and I really do enjoy the taste.  It can can about in a gathering around the house, or even during an occasional dinner.  Mainly, the evening is a better time to drink tea.  Tea will always be part of my house, maybe because my mom was  brought up drinking tea.  My family does not drink alcohol, I believe they drink tea instead.  Some family drink every week or weekend but my family drinks tea.  It may not seem the same or of coarse do not do the same thing, but in both ways the drinks create you to socialize and enjoy the night while having a great night.  Writing about tea so much makes me want to make make myself a cup right now.  I will probably have the regular Lipton tea because that one is my favorite!

Rummy

Date:10/11/08

Time:9:38pm

Place:My kitchen

Rummy is a  game played with cards, formally in a casino.  I usually play this game with my grandpa.  There is regular seven card runny or a similar version called 500 card rummy.  Both of these games include getting matches and getting all of the cards out of your hand as soon as possible.  When I play with my grandpa, who ever shuffles, goes second.  The other person cuts the deck to make sure that the other person is not cheating and then we deal the cards one by one until each person has seven cards.  The rummy 500 game can last up to 3 hours long, but its so fun.  When you play with more than two people, the time increases because it is harder to get matches.  When all the other people have your cards, its harder to get them in you own hand.  In regular rummy you have to get four cards alike and three cards alike.  You can also build up straights in your hand, sometimes it is easier getting rid of them this way.  Personally, I like to go for straights because it is easier to get rid of them and you can have more of a chance than if you were to go for the numbers that are alike.  There are only four of the same cards in the whole deck, so if someone else has you card, its almost impossible to get that card yourself.  This is why the game can last forever, but I still love it.  When playing with my grandpa, I mostly enjoy it, mainly because I am playing with him but someday I wish to take his skills and bring my competition to the casinos to make money.  I do not want this to become an addiction but I do wish if I could make a little extra cash money!

Grandparents

Date:10/8/08

Time:9:25am

Place:My room

My grandparents are so special to me, they mean the world to me.  If it weren't for grandparents we would not learn much about the past.  They inform me so much, things that I don't even know about.  Even though the are high in age, they still have all their marbles.  Sometimes my Grandma rambles on about for hours, she can talk longer that I can.  The best for of having grandparents has got to be, being with them.  On a nice day, relaxing in your house or where ever it might be, it's the great to spend some quality time with them.  You will try appreciate it, because once they are gone you cannot do that any more.  Time moves too far therefore you have to take advantage of the time that you already have.  I wish they can stay on this planet forever, but thats not going to be the case.  My grandparents are actually going to come over tomorrow.  They live in Astoria, Queens and commute here by train.  They have been taking the train here for so many years and they love it.  Now that I am older I would definitely drive to Astoria and pick them  up, but they still perfeer to that the train.  This is almost like a small vacation time when they come to my house.  They do get out often, but coming to the Island is different.  They are too used to Queens and New York, not to say that's bad, but coming here gives them a different view of the world.  They actually get around more than other grandparents do.  You would be surprised, they take, trains, buses, taxies, and walk but none of them drive.  Back in the day my Grandpa used to drive, but that was a long time ago.  Having Grandparents is the best thing that could of ever happened to me.  I wish they could stay here forever!

Car Mechanics

Date:10/8/08

Time:9:14am

Place:My room

When having your car fixed, there's always the question of which mechanic to bring it to.  Is the best choice, the guy you have been going to for years, or is it ok to try a new mechanic.  This great mechanic that my mom and I have been going to for several years has been taken over by new ownership.  This now left us in confusion.  Do we still go to the same place, or do we seek the town for other shops around us.  There is another mechanic that is right by the place who got taken over by new ownership, but they are always packed out with cars.  If you want to get your car checked out, it might be two days later.  If I need my car looked at, it has to be that day.  A mechanic who looks at my car on the spot is the mechanic I would choose, not to mention many other things about them but, somebody who is quick and willing to put you first is great.  I drove down the neighborhood and spotted another shop that looked very friendly.  My friend said that he goes there, but I never really realized where it was.  I took into consideration that they might be ok, so I asked some questions.  The next thing was that, they were very infortative and aware of my problem with my brakes.  They said they will work on it the next morning, and that got me excited.  It is also good to try new mechanics, but I think you should be told to go there by somebody that recommended them before you actually do.  By the end of the day my car should do new and running perfect again.  If it's not I will not be happy at all, but I'm not going to think like that.

Fall

Date:10/6/08

Time:3:40pm

Place:My dining room 

As the fall seem to fade in, summer seems to fade out.  Fall is truly a great time of year because it is comfortable, not to hot, or not to cold.  It's a perfect time to throw on a sweat shirt and relax.  When they leaves start to fall down on you, you especially know it's fall, but Halloween usually lands smack in the middle of fall also.  Halloween is just around the corner, many kids waiting to run around in their costumes and receive candy of many sorts.  I wish I were still young to do that, but my friends and I can have fun in a different way.  Hopefully a way of not getting in trouble.  As the leaves fall down, the rakes and garbage bags slowly come out of everybody's houses.  I always wonder how those black bags usually rip.  They always seem like they have nothing it them, but still they rip.  Twigs and sticks are usually a big cause of that.  My mom says to break the twigs in small piece this that that doesn't happen, and they leaves won't pour out.  Within every season, there involves work.  For example, in the winter time you have to take out your shovel for the snow, this usually kills you back.  No one is every happy with more word but you have to do it to take care of your house, or where ever you might live.  Just like winter, the fall involves raking, which is also not good for your back.  My dad was always told not to take part in any physical work around the house because he had heart disease.  He had to take it easy on heart and not do too much physical work.  I think that fall is the best season of all because it is the most comfortable.  It's a time to relax, and enjoy the beautiful weather!

Toothpaste

Date:10/5/08

Time:6:56pm

Place:My room

When was the last time you bought a toothpaste that cost over 10 dollars.  I almost flipped out!  My mom found this really good toothpaste, Ultra white, and the brand was Crest.  She has a coupon for 2 dollars off but I still couldn't believe it.  The actual price was $11.99!  The past 18 years I have lived on this planet I have never seen something that drastic and of my mom had to buy that one.  I was at the nearest supper market called Stop and Shop, when my mom called me to pick her up some items.  One of the items was this toothpaste and I did not want to buy it with my own money at all because I thought this was ridiculous.  There are many other toothpaste from Crest that was a reasonable price but no, she wanted only that one.  One of my friends actually works at Stop and Shop and he said, "I have never even seen this toothpaste in Stop and Shop before".  He is a cashier, and that amazed me.  He has been working there for a little over a year and never came across this type of toothpaste, unless this kind was brand new.  I actually did put the money down for my mom, and of coarse she did not pay me back.  The next time I put Crest toothpaste it is going to be the one that is only 5 dollars because I believe that it does the same thing.  In this economy we should not waste our money, we have to start conserving.  Throwing away money on unnecessary items is a huge waste.

Milk

Date:10/4/08

Time:8:46pm

Place:My living room

After being familiar with milk for years I came to realize that it does so much for your body.  Fist off, I am a milk man helper for Crestwood Farms.  I have been working with my boss for a little over 5 years.  I have learned so much about dairy products within this 5 years.  They are very costly, but are very good for your body.  Many people that we deliver to have babies.  Babies need the calcium that the milk gives off.  Besides breast milk, regular milk makes them become strong, healthy babies.  I swear by the products that we sell on the truck because they are so clean and special.  Some of the special products that we sell include, organic milk, organic eggs, and many low fat products.  Our customers love the milk especially because the half gallons come in glass bottles.  The glass bottles can break easily, but the taste is 10x creamier, even the skim milk.  You cannot beat the taste in any super market.  I usually bring home a bottle for myself once every week because I also need milk to stay strong and healthy.  Milk will always be on the market because it is a necessity.  People need milk to live, if not, things would not be the same.  Try and think about how much you actually use milk.  Many ingredients use milk, and in a regular day milk is used tremendously.  I have learned to love milk; it's something that you have to like, but if you do that's great!  

Cable

Date:10/3/08

Time:12:15pm

Place:My basement

For the past two months I haven't been able to watch t.v. in my basement because the cable was so messed up.  A while ago, I have the basement re-done, and they move around everything.  When I was putting things back together, like the t.v., I couldn't believe they dis-connected the t.v.  I am not the best with re-connecting the cable back to the t.v. but I knew it couldn't be that difficult.  There was a splitter that ran to my t.v up stairs, that my mom had just installed.  If the cable did not work downstairs, then the upstairs cable would not work.  So here I was, dealing with my mom because she was also fustrated that she couldn't watch her "food" channel.  I had no clue where these cable wires went, so I started guessing.  After two hours of messing with the cable wires, I finally received a picture on the screen.  Thank God, only I'm sure I wouldn't be able to do that again if somebody had asked me to.  My mom said, "oh my god, how did you fix it"?  I just responded with, "don't ask".  I hate how they make they cable so difficult of our part.  When the people come over and install everything, they should show the people who lives at the house how do it also, this way we would not have as many problems.  But, this would be putting them out of business, so that would "never" work.  I need to find a good friend who can show me how to work the cable in an easier manner, because I seriously cannot stand it sometimes.

Black lights

Date:10/3/08

Time:11:59am

Place:My basement 

The first time I walked into Spencers in the Bashore mall I had so much fun.  They have so many different types of toys that we would not even think of.  Anyway, I made a couple of round around the store until, I spotted the black light section.  This section was pitch black surrounded with all different types of posters.  These posters  were specially made for black light's because they are fuzzier that regular posters.  The black velvet mainly stands out, therefore giving off the most light.  Many of these posters consist of girls, pot symbols, and many different types of people.  The selection is very slim, I don't know why, but they is never more than 15 to choose from.  I ended up buying 3 black lights to put in my basement because I thought it would be so cool.  In the end, it was amazing.  I am so glad I bought them!  My basement now, glows so much and I love it.  I have two black light's in the corner of the room while they other light in on top of the piano.  The black light on top of the piano is huge.  It's about a foot long, stretching from one side to the other.   I have the cords drooping down to the back of the piano, this way they are not visible to people who come in my basement.  I am not sure if I'm going to buy any more soon because I believe I have more than enough to light up the whole room.  If I do buy any more, I would pick out the black light's that are different color that the regular one.  There are other black light's that come in colors like, blue, red, green, and orange.  I think these would be awesome to show off too.  Who ever invented the idea of black light's is a genius.

Gold

Date:10/1/08

Time:10:52pm

Place:My room

I never knew how much gold was worth until my friend found a 14 carrot braclet on the floor and cashed it in for $335,  it was incrediable!  In this economy of today, gold is very valuable.  Almost triple the price of what is was a couple of years ago.  My friend went to a pawn shop, where they offered him an incrediable amount of $335.  He is so lucky because he found it, I was very jealous but I am happy for him.  I was thinking about cashing in my own gold chains that I don't even wear any more because this has got to be the best time to retrieve money from them.  What's the best with going to pawn shops, is that you can bargin with them.  This kind of makes it even more exciting for you because you seem like you are going to make a fortune.  Gold has to be treated very carefully because it is not something to be damaged.  Once it is damaged, the value drops terrifically.  All of my gold chains are kept in a draw that I never touch.  I will probably never touch them until I cash them in because I don't wear most of them any more.  The on gold chain that I do wear I never take off.  This is why it's great to keep jewery from years ago, the value keeps increasing.  I doubt that gold will go down in the next ten years, if anything the cost will increase.  People who steal, go straight for gold because they know where the money is at.  They will cash it for money, just like my friend did, only my friend didn't steal it.  After I sell some of my own gold, I'll be a little richer too!

Black Squirrels

Date:10/1/08

Time:10:40pm

Place:My room

I have to say I have never seen a black squirrel in my life until the other day.  My eyes blew up with sock, I did not even know what to do.  I have heard people talk about them, and my friends told me too, but I still had no trace of one.  I went to my friends a couple of days ago, he lives in Brentwood.  I was taking a nice stroll on his grass, looking around.  I saw something out of the corner of my eye, dart across the grass and vanashed.  I could not believe what I saw, I was thinking a cat but I wasn't too sure.  Next thing I know it, this little gray squirrel popped his out and started running down the street.  I really only believe that they live in Brentwood because I have never seen them anywhere else.  I was also thinking that someone spray painted the squirrel to play a joke, but I truly think it was a real black squirrel.  I have already told so many stories of this squirrel to my friends, and some still cannot believe me.  I would have been the same way if I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes.  Next time I arrive in Brentwood, I am going to keep a special look out for black squirrels.  I'm going to bring my camera too because I love to take pictures.  If I caught this on camera, that would just make my day.  I would set it as my background on my computer and leave it there this way I could stair at it for a week straight in amusement.  I do not know to much about black squirrels, but they sure do rock!  I wonder if they live in a special place, or if they eat different foods, or even act differently than a regular squirrel.  I would love to know more information about these animals, so I just might.