In a dream I was a werewolf. My soul was filled with crystal light...

While I was dogsitting I fell asleep and had a strange dream. This is odd in itself because I don't usually have dreams, but I remember this one perfectly.

It was the middle of a very nice day, and I was down by a reservoir with a couple of my friends, when up the hill came some other kids. I didn't pay much attention to them because I thought Hey, if we can hang around here, so can they. Then when they reached the top of the hill, I pointed them out to my friend. She started freaking out and grabbed her other friend to set off down the hill. I didn't understand, but I thought there must be some grudge because as soon as the people reached the top of the hill, they sort of took my friends. Then, I saw some kids with some very vicious dogs. The people had tied up my friends and put them in the fenced area with the dogs. This is the point that I started crying in my dream, because it took me unnaturally long to get to the bottom of the hill. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't seem to run very fast. By the time I did get to the bottom of the hill, it was nighttime. Then I came to this fenced area where some kids where playing a variation on the game of dodgeball. I had second thoughts, but I decided to go around the outer edge of the inside of the fenced area. When I was almost out, I got distracted by a kid talking about who to throw the ball at. He was saying that he should throw it at somebody standing still, because then he could actually hit them. At this I hid behind another guy, but kept walking. The dodgeball came and hit me in the face, and I just kept walking. The guy said "What the? Oh, I see, he's running."

When I was almost to the fenced area with the big dogs, I was blocked by a form of barrier that I cannot describe because it does not really exist. It was more of a spiritual barrier than a physical one. So, I went through my friend J's house, and I got caught up again, but listening in on my friend's conversation. He said something about "His(J's) grandparents and their son are visiting."
Fearing that it would impede my progress, I hurried to go down the stairs and out the back door. I ran into J's dad, but he didn't seem to mind that I was intruding. I went as fast as I could(finally being able to run) down the stairs and stepped on the dog's leg. I looked back, but did not slow. I ran outside right as J's dad opened the window, and I hopped over a chain link fence, going fast enough to clear it without having to touch it. But then there was another chain link fence, and this one snagged on my pants. I eventually got off the fence, and I hit the ground, rolled, then stood up. I started telling J's dad about what I was doing, and then I kept running, crying because I feared that I was too late to save my friend.

I jumped onto a pool cover, and it started to sink, but I got across safely. I remember seeing J's dad on his phone, calling the cops. I went around the corner and got on the tramp that was waiting. The fenced area had dissapeared, and I found my friend. By this time, it had turned to early morning. But she didn't look the same, and somehow halfway through the dream, I switched who I was looking for. I asked if she was [Friend] and she nodded and said "Of course I'm [Friend]."

Bored.

Wow. So, I'm really bored. I guess sitting at home in front of the computer listening to music just isn't good enough for me. I tried to get out of the house, i really did, but the Thingummys just won't leave me alone. Today I got my yearbook signed though. and, I was surprised at how awesome people think I am.

Dude you are freaking amazing! Have a great summer! - C.

And that's coming from the girl who thinks that everyone is immature and not funny.
I had so many people sign that people I don't even know signed it.

Have an super awesome SUMMER - K.

who is this kid? I have no idea, but he must think I'm pretty awesome, huh?

Then in math I asked the girl next to me to sign

Have a good summer - T.

Have a GOOD summer? Not even a GREAT summer? How freaking half-hearted and lame is that? But still, she must think I'm awesome.

Have a great summer (weird signature) (what appears to be their number)
See you next year!!

Huh? I don't even know who signed this, because there was no name, but they MUST think that I am the most awesome person alive.

Sup Logan!! H.A.G.S. Your Best friend -D. K. (His number)

I mean, how can you NOT be convinced of my awesomeness?

I did not explode lol - I.

Do I need to say anything? She DIDN'T explode guys.

YWRAPLTS

I don't know what this means, or who wrote it, but it's in there none the less.

Well, I'm finished talking about people who wish they were me.

How about a journal entry? YAY!!!

One day I was walking along a river when out of nowhere a hobo popped up. He looked hungry, so I gave him a pebble to chew on. To show his gratitude, he said he would grant me three wishes. Of course, everyone knows that hobos can only grant wises that don't defy the laws of physics. So, I wished first for some hash browns, then for a couple of eggs. This of course left me with a full stomach and one more wish. So I wished that I could have a pen and a notebook, and that's how this story came to be written down.

I would not like to live on a houseboat, because that way the Humperdinkles could get to me. However, there are some advantages. For example, you could meet a lot of people named Colleen. Eating cheese would be a lot easier. You could find a lot of little baby snails. I think that running the risk with Humperdinkles is too much though.

Last day that I can read these aloud to my class :(
but I got to bring my notebook home, so now you are going to act like my class :)

Jimmy,

I would like to thank the men, women, and colorfuls that clean our school and keep it safe. Without them, our school would be full of men named Jimmy. They keep our school safe from Thingummys and Cheesy Toenail Sniffers. Their job is the hardest because it is non-stop. I can't be one of them though, because I am allergic to filing cabinets and everyone knows that's the only thing that wards off Cheesy Toenail Sniffers.

Boredom and reading class don't mix well.

Chuckie Cheese's (Where a kid can be a kid)

You know what's funny? No, not how my dad needs to be locked up in a mental facility, or that he is so stupid he can't count to five. What IS funny is that watching a movie about Al Capone led to me writing a story about "Blueberry Pumpkin Juice", and talking about Chuck Norris being killed by Bruce Lee. What else is funny is that talking about Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris led to me writing about me being "...a person who juggles purple fruit on a unicycle." I can post the second one today, and I think I will do so.

If I were to join a circus, I would perform the act of a person who juggles purple fruit on a unicycle. I would be so good, people would even throw extra tomatoes at me to juggle. Eventually, every one would stop coming to my show because they like it too much. I would dress up as a yellow mouse in this act and the other circus performers would get jealous. Their jealousy would lead to me being fired.

Yeah, that's my story up there. Of what I would be if I joined a circus.


Don't be hatin'

I love my friends

The other day, I was sitting in Math class when my teacher throws a pie at a spider hanging upside down in the back of the room and says:

"I was looking at the CRT scores and I have to admit, I'm impressed. Nobody got below 80% and [Random Smart Girl], [Annoying Guy], and [Chico] got perfect scores."

Then we talked about how chips go very well with bananas when Friend sits in the seat behind me and taps me on the shoulder. Thinking it was the Kool-Aid man, finally paying me back for the wrecking ball I lent him, I turned around.

Friend(referring to CRT score): Hey, [Chico]. So, who'd you cheat off of?

Benji!!!!

Today I called one of my best friends in the world, Benji.
I probably would have sounded like a creep if I hadn't thought about what to say if no one picked up and it went to voicemail. If I hadn't thought about it, It would've gone something like this:
Me:"Hey guys, it's me. Can you tell [Benji] I called? Thanks, bye."

Them: Who is this creep? And how does he know [Benji]? It's an out of state number, so it must be some kind of weirdo. This is why we shouldn't let [Benji] have any priviliges at all.

Benji: Hey guys, I just got home from school, and the weirdest thing happened. I was running away from an alien that was throwing cheese and uncooked oatmeal at me when I ran into Professor Breadsauce and...Why are you guys glaring at me?

Them: THAT'S IT!!!! YOU ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE! YOUR PUNISHMENT SHALL BE TO PICK FROZEN POTATOES OFF OF THE PEAR TREE OUT BACK! AND WHEN YOU'RE DONE...

And that's exactly what would've happened if I hadn't stopped myself and left a polite message saying: "You guys suck. Tell [Benji] I called."

The Last Apprentice

Recently i have been reading a book series called The Last Apprentice. It is about a boy apprenticed to a Spook, one who guards people from the dark. Spooks do not usually have friends because people fear them. I have read four of them already, and they are pretty creepy. The list goes in order by creepiness like this:

1. Attack of the Fiend
2. Night of the Soul Stealer
3. Curse of the Bane
4. Revenge of the Witch

The chapter art, along with the story itself, is really spectacular, and to prove it I uploaded some images.

Revenge of the witch, chapter 12: The Desperate and the Dizzy

Now, for you people reading this post, you probably only see a mirror and a hand reaching towards it. So let's give some clarification. In the mirror is a dead witch, Mother Malkin, who is being summoned by, who else but, the main character's only friend, Alice. The main character, Tom, (keeping a promise to Alice) fed Mother Malkin some cakes for two nights in a row, enabling her to escape from her pit (pits are used to bind live witches, and the witches aren't usually able to get out, due to the iron bars at the top.) Tom killed the witch, but witches can still walk around and feed after death. The following chapter is suspenseful as it deals with Tom trying to spot who the witch might have possesed.

Curse of the Bane, Back Cover

This is a picture of Alice in a haunted house with Tom. They just recently escaped the Bane, a creature who steals blood from humans to make himself powerful, with Tom nearly killed because he refused to let the Bane lose. Tom gets confronted with a nightmare that the Bane forces upon him, and the Bane tries to get Tom to free him and give him his blood. Tom refuses, but the Bane traps him in a dream while he convinces Alice to open the Silver Gate (the gate that binds the Bane.) Tom desperately tries to wake up (Taking almost two hours to do so), but when he does wake up, Alice has already opened the gate, dooming the County, and given the Bane her blood, dooming herself, so that she may become a witch.

Night of the Soul Stealer, chapter 21: The Trap

Night of the Soul Stealer, Back Cover

In the top picture, Meg, a domestic lamia witch (lamia witches come from Greece. Feral lamias have long, powerful claws, scales all over their bodies, and a thirst for human flesh. Domestic lamias look like humans and have control over their diet.) who fell in love with the Spook, is climbing through the dirt after her sister, a feral lamia that tried to kill and eat Tom. Meg was given "Herb Tea" that made her forget her power over humans, but also made her forget small things, such as names. Somehow (the reason is not stated in the book) she remembered who she was and locked Tom and the Spook in the cellar where she spent her summers awaiting the Spook's return to his winter house. Tom escapes, but Meg caught him sneaking back into the house trying to get the Spook out and trying to save his father's soul by giving Morgan, and evil character who is torturing Tom's father's dead spirit, a grimoire that will summon Gorgoth, the evil god of winter. Tom escapes using a rowan staff and a silver chain, and puts Meg in a pit in the basement, where she should have been if not for the Spook's soft heart*.

In the bottom picture is Marcia, Meg's feral sister, crawling towards Tom, who is bound in place by a spell.

Attack of the Fiend, chapter three: Priorities

Attack of the Fiend, chapter five: The Three Sisters

Attack of the Fiend, chapter seven: Alice's Tale

Attack of the Fiend, chapter 17: Moonlight

Attack of the Fiend, chapter 25: A New Order

In the top picture, a witch is shown on horseback commanding Tom's family hurt, his trunks stolen, and his barn burned down.

In the next picture down, Beth and Jennet, witch twins from the Mouldheel clan, are shown sitting on tree stumps. Tom is lead to them by Mab, Beth and Jennet's sister and also leader of the Mouldheel clan, with the thought put into his head by Mab that they were going to save Alice. They play a game with Tom (Tom having no choice in the matter, for he has a spell cast onto him, preventing him from refusing or resisting) in which the players pick a category: Truth, Dare, Promise, or Kiss. It being Tom's turn, he chooses truth, which seems to be the least dangerous, because a dare could risk his life and Alice's, a promise** could risk the whole County's safety, and he remembers that they said if he chose Kiss then he would have to kiss someone or something. The scene goes like this (told in first person view by Tom):

"Tell me this and be truthful. And you'd better, if you know what's good for you. Wouldn't do to cross us! Which one of us do you like best?"
I looked at Mab in astonishment. I'd had no idea what kind of question I'd be asked, but this was like a bolt from the blue. And it wasn't easy to answer. Whichever one I picked, the other two would be offended. And I wasn't even sure whst the truth was. All three girls were scary and most certainly witches. I didn't like any of them. So what else could I do? I told them the truth.
"I don't like any of you that much," I said. "I don't mean to be rude, but it's the truth you wanted and it's the plain truth I've given you."
All three let out a simultaneous hiss of anger. "That's not good enough," Mab said, her voice low and dangerous. "You have to choose one of us."
"Then it's you, Mab. You were the on I saw first. So it might as well be you."
I'd spoken instinctively, without thinking, but Mab smiled. It was a self satisfied smile, as if she'd known she was going to be chosen all along.
"It's my turn now," said Mab, turning away from me to face her sisters. "I'll take kiss!"
"Then kiss Tom!" Jennet exclaimed. "Kiss him now and make him yours forever!"

Tom has no control over his body, so he must kiss Mab, but feels sharp burning pains in his left forearm. He is free from Mab's control, and remembers what Alice had once done. Alice had once gripped his arm so hard that her fingernails went into his flesh. When he took her to her aunt's house, where she would live, she had said "Put my brand on you there...That won't ever fade away." On another occasion, right after she had let the Bane loose, Tom was going to go his own way, away from Alice, when she shouted "You're Mine. You belong to me!" He tells Mab that he belongs to Alice (not purposefully, possibly for the same reason that Mab could not kiss him.) Mab then says that when Alice is dead, he will be hers, and sets off. Tom follows, fearing that she will kill Alice to make him hers.

In the next picture down, it appears to me that Tibb, an evil creature with more strength than a full-grown man, is shown being cut out of a sow. Tibb poses a great threat to Tom, and causes many troubles throughout the book.

In the picture next to the bottom, Tom is at Malkin tower with Mab, and he has read a letter that tells him his mother's sisters are in the two trunks that Mab couldn't get open. His mother's sister's, his aunts, trunks will not open except by his hand in the moonlight. When the sisters are in moonlight, they awaken. Tom opens up the trunks, tricking Mab into thinking that she has control over him, and is forcing him to open the trunks. When he does, his aunts frighten of Mab, Beth, and Jennet and drive the Mouldheel clan out of the tower that they had just captured, putting them in a higher state of authority than the Malkins and the Deanes, the other witch clans.

In the last picture, Tom is back home and just survived attacks from the Fiend, the very Devil himself, and Grimalkin, a witch assassin. Alice and him sit on the steps, looking at the stars. This chapter is important, because it shows that Tom belongs to Alice, and that no other witch can control him or make him hers, an attribute that saved him from Mab's control.

* The Spook was in love with Meg, and couldn't find it in him to put her in a pit. Tom is thankful however, because mentioning Meg saved Alice from a pit of her own.

** The other reason Tom refuses to pick promise is that a promise to Alice released Mother Malkin and dangered the County.