I kinda like this "rejected post" thing. This is a post I (wakwy) wrote a while ago. I sent it to Miss Marm at Sparknotes and never heard back. She must have really hated it.
What It's Like to Live In...Detroit, MI
Hey Sparklers! Since Sparknotes has now started a series about the hometowns of Sparklers everywhere (no matter how boring, editors stress), I decided to write a post about the most boring place on earth (other than prison): Detroit.
First of all, you need to know how the area's divided. There's two parts: Detroit City and Metro Detroit. Detroit City is the inner city--where all the tall buildings and scary alleys are. It's divided into four parts: The East Side, The West Side, The North Side, and the South side (not too hard to remember). All are considered "scary neighborhoods, where all the gangsters live". It's actually not that bad, but you can't really blame the rich suburban kids; they've probably never even been to the inner city.
Metro Detroit is all the suburbs around the inner city. Metro D is divided into 3 parts: "Over by Southfield," "Over by Bloomfield Hills," and "Over by Troy" (where I live). Though there are plenty of places to hang out around in the inner city, I'll focus on the ones in Metro D that I'm more familiar with:
The Mall: It's a pretty big mall--three miles worth of square footage. It's got all our favorite restaurants, book stores, clothing shops, and everything else you need to be set for life (Stir Crazy, anyone?)
The Waterpark: It's not that big, but it's got the basics: A huge wavepool, a few "big people slides" (as my little sibs have dubbed them), and a kiddie area that's so awesome more teenagers play there than little kids (or maybe it's just my friends...)
The Tigers Stadium: Not that the Tigers ever win anything, but it's still fun to watch a baseball game whether your team wins or not (I ought to know)
The Palace of Auburn Hills: Where Detroit's basketball team plays, and the biggest event venue in Detroit, Metro Detroit, and surrounding areas. All major tours in Michigan stop by the Palace.
The Library of Troy: It's so big, we held a "hide-and-seek" competition with 13 people, and it took 1 hour to find everyone. And it's recognized as the best library in Detroit (both parts).
Motown: I really don't know why it's so popular, but everyone here over the age to 30 thinks it's a really big deal, so I thought I'd mention it.
Sadly, my post definitely won't top the one about Tanzania (lucky Sparkler), but I still like living here.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Another Rejected Sparknotes Post
Well, it seems as if me and my crew just keep getting posts rejected. Either we're really bad authors or just really clique-ish. Dang...anyway, Murtagh963 wrote a post that got rejected because it doesn't apply to everyone. So I'm publishing it here. :D *feels like a rebel*
Blogging Facebook
Facebook. The only website that makes you procrastinate more than Sparknotes (but Sparknotes is a study site, so it's okay to procrastinate here :D). I recently got a Facebook (like, finally!) and I don't understand it at all. Frankly, a lot about it is annoying. This is my thought process as I check my wall, posts, friends status updates, pokes, group invitations, and game invitations:
2:30: Beginning of my free time on the computer (the one where I'm supposed to be goofing off, not the one where I goof off while I'm supposed to be studying). I log into my email, where I am assaulted by 43 or more Facebook notifications. Anyone know how to turn that off?
2:31: Delete all emails from Facebook.
2:32: Log into Facebook. 3 people have sent me flairs, including one that says "There is no 'I' in 'Team', there is a 'u' in 'stupid', and there is a 'me' in 'awesome'". Ponder whether they mean that I'm stupid or if they just thought that was funny.
2:33: Ask the Person A on their wall if they think I'm stupid.
2:34 Decide that Person A thinks I'm stupid, and poke them. Laugh at the message "You are about to poke Person A. They will be notified on their home page."
2:34:30: Take deep satisfaction in the poke. >:)
2:35: Browse through my new feed, like new groups, add friends (even people I hate), and add Flair to my collection (I have an unhealthy obsession with Flair).
2:43: See that Person A has poked me back. Poke them again
2:44: Ask another friend to poke Person A. Person B gladly pokes her.
2:45: I see that Person A has posted on my wall that they think I am stupid.
2:46: Attempt to poke them again, and see that they haven't poked me yet, so I can't. Frown.
2:47: See the ads in the side-thing. Get annoyed. What if I don't want to "Become a Warrior?" You should at least be asking me nicely, not ordering me to play your stupid game.
2:47:50: Notice game invitation to Treasure Isle. Wonder if it's as bad as Farmville.
2:55: Yup. It's almost worse than Farmville. It keeps wanting me to share treasure with my friends. And fruit. What if I'm allergic to fruit? What if I can't come within 10 feet of bananas? (I can't) And why do they have a little animated dude standing under my Treasure Isle notifications that looks nothing like my animated dude?
2:57: Person A has teamed up with Person C. They are poking me and Person B. We fight back.
3:05: I get a FB chat-thing from Person C, saying that we shall poke each other to death. A poking war on the chat-thing ensues (much like Sparknotes Tackle-Hugs, except with pokes).
3:07: Person D joins my side in the poking war
3:08: I leave Person B to hold down the fort while I take a quiz someone sent me. These things are so inaccurate, it's not even funny. And it chose a random person and asked if I wanted to kiss her. It's Person A. And uh, thats my sister...
3:10: Poking war ends. We won. Person D shares some of her stuff from Farmville with us. I graciously accept.
3:15: I recieve a Flair from Person A that says "I hate your guts". Thanks, sissy.
3:17: I comment on the flair like "Why do they say "I hate your guts?" i mean, what can you possibly have against someone's guts? other than gastric problems? People say it means that they hate you from the inside out. If it really means that, they could at least say "they hate my bone marrow" cus thats more inside than guts. Just sayin'..."
3:20: Person A sends me another flair. "You're a dork, but you're my dork, so it's okay". I get this one a lot.
3:21: Log off of Facebook, log into Sparknotes, where things make sense (mostly)
Blogging Facebook
Facebook. The only website that makes you procrastinate more than Sparknotes (but Sparknotes is a study site, so it's okay to procrastinate here :D). I recently got a Facebook (like, finally!) and I don't understand it at all. Frankly, a lot about it is annoying. This is my thought process as I check my wall, posts, friends status updates, pokes, group invitations, and game invitations:
2:30: Beginning of my free time on the computer (the one where I'm supposed to be goofing off, not the one where I goof off while I'm supposed to be studying). I log into my email, where I am assaulted by 43 or more Facebook notifications. Anyone know how to turn that off?
2:31: Delete all emails from Facebook.
2:32: Log into Facebook. 3 people have sent me flairs, including one that says "There is no 'I' in 'Team', there is a 'u' in 'stupid', and there is a 'me' in 'awesome'". Ponder whether they mean that I'm stupid or if they just thought that was funny.
2:33: Ask the Person A on their wall if they think I'm stupid.
2:34 Decide that Person A thinks I'm stupid, and poke them. Laugh at the message "You are about to poke Person A. They will be notified on their home page."
2:34:30: Take deep satisfaction in the poke. >:)
2:35: Browse through my new feed, like new groups, add friends (even people I hate), and add Flair to my collection (I have an unhealthy obsession with Flair).
2:43: See that Person A has poked me back. Poke them again
2:44: Ask another friend to poke Person A. Person B gladly pokes her.
2:45: I see that Person A has posted on my wall that they think I am stupid.
2:46: Attempt to poke them again, and see that they haven't poked me yet, so I can't. Frown.
2:47: See the ads in the side-thing. Get annoyed. What if I don't want to "Become a Warrior?" You should at least be asking me nicely, not ordering me to play your stupid game.
2:47:50: Notice game invitation to Treasure Isle. Wonder if it's as bad as Farmville.
2:55: Yup. It's almost worse than Farmville. It keeps wanting me to share treasure with my friends. And fruit. What if I'm allergic to fruit? What if I can't come within 10 feet of bananas? (I can't) And why do they have a little animated dude standing under my Treasure Isle notifications that looks nothing like my animated dude?
2:57: Person A has teamed up with Person C. They are poking me and Person B. We fight back.
3:05: I get a FB chat-thing from Person C, saying that we shall poke each other to death. A poking war on the chat-thing ensues (much like Sparknotes Tackle-Hugs, except with pokes).
3:07: Person D joins my side in the poking war
3:08: I leave Person B to hold down the fort while I take a quiz someone sent me. These things are so inaccurate, it's not even funny. And it chose a random person and asked if I wanted to kiss her. It's Person A. And uh, thats my sister...
3:10: Poking war ends. We won. Person D shares some of her stuff from Farmville with us. I graciously accept.
3:15: I recieve a Flair from Person A that says "I hate your guts". Thanks, sissy.
3:17: I comment on the flair like "Why do they say "I hate your guts?" i mean, what can you possibly have against someone's guts? other than gastric problems? People say it means that they hate you from the inside out. If it really means that, they could at least say "they hate my bone marrow" cus thats more inside than guts. Just sayin'..."
3:20: Person A sends me another flair. "You're a dork, but you're my dork, so it's okay". I get this one a lot.
3:21: Log off of Facebook, log into Sparknotes, where things make sense (mostly)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Ish sorry...
Omg first I want to say that I am SO sorry for taking forever about posting. *takes beatings* There was a lot going on, and I didn't have time to post or read new posts. In fact, this'll be probably the only post for at least a week, since I'm going to Florida next week. But, in hopeful recompense for your anxious waiting (cus i know you've been waiting anxiously :P), I've written a post for yall. Actually, it's co-written. I sent it into Sparknotes, but they didn't publish it because they didn't want people to feel left out. I agree :D
Unofficially Official Spark-Titles (based on Open Threads)
Sparklers Wakwy, Princeskander, Murtagh963, Glittermouse963, and Illustrious_Sir_Kyle here! For those of you who don't know, we're a bunch of sparklers who know each other in real life. Lately, we've been on the open threads a lot, and during that time have made many Sparkfriends. Over the course of a few months, we feel like we've gotten to know these people well enough to give them Unofficial Offical Spark-Titles. Just add "Unofficially Official" in front of your title:
MauraderPrincess: Queen of the Open Threads
EVERYONE knows Kevin on the OTs! And she's rather proficient when it comes to adding to her family tree.
Princeskander: Prince of the Open Threads
Because for some reason, every time he meets someone, they've heard of him.
Hanini_Panini: Teapot
*snicker* We're not going to explain that one :P
Murtagh963: President of Oldies Club
The "Oldies" club is a secret society of sparklers who are over the age of 20. Murtagh (commonly known as "Kenny") is the oldest living sparkler at 23.
Sonic_Girl: Vice President of Oldies Club
Shes ancient. At the ripe old age of 21 (we think), Sonic has been (unknown to her) chosen as the VP of the aforementioned Oldies club.
Zanyzakky: Stalker of Teenagers and Oldies
He made a mistake on his profile and said that he was 40. Creepy pedo...:P
IAmErik: Awesome Hawaiian Dude Who Eats Lunch When I'm Eating Dinner
'Nuf said.
Jackofhearts: Hater of Muffins :P
When we first met him, he was in an argument with Muffinsarejustbetter about whether muffins or cupcakes are better. We agree with muffins. (with the exception of glittermouse, who likes cupcakes)
Straight_Edge_Society: Daughter of the Year
Wakwy and Princeskander adopted Edgey because she asked them to, free of parental responsibility.
Glittermouse963: Aunt Sandy
She's Edgey's Spark-aunt, but gets called "Aunt Sandy" by most people.
XxX_DragonRider_XxX: Maker of Awesome Signs
If you see him on a thread, ask him to make a sign for your name.
Alygirlrockz16: Giver Of Much-Needed Advice Without Having To Wait For Auntie Sparknotes
Uh, that pretty much covers it. Thanks for the times you've helped us, Aly! *e-cookies*
Dan_Bergstein: President of the World
We believe that a world in which Dan Bergsten was president would be a world in which werewolves would be revered as gods, and in which no one worried about tassels on Graduation Day. Who wouldn't want to live in a world like that?
Rebel_of_Nowhere: Vice President of the World
Cus she's just awesome. (and a Spark-lebrity)
Gummybeararmygeneral: Spark-General of Super-secret Army of Gummy Bears That Can Face Nuclear Weapons With Their Bare Paws
That's right, don't mess with the goverment in Sparktopia or else you will be hounded forever by nuclear proof gummy bears.
Skysquirrel417: Spark-Army General of Internet Forces
If you know skwirl, you know what we mean--he is the ULTIMATE starter of Spark-wars in the OT comments. And he usually wins.
Spark_Emily, Robert_Isenberg, and the rest of the Sparkitors: Congress
Our illustrious Sparkitors would totally rule the world and make sure that everyone had decent reading material. And they would probably ban detention. Please?
Wakwy: World President of Pastry
She's making the wedding cakes for our friends' Spark-weddings (crazy stuff happens on the threads).
Illustrious_Sir_Kyle: Peace Ambassador
He stopped us from killing Dragon_Rider. Don't ask.
Unofficially Official Spark-Titles (based on Open Threads)
Sparklers Wakwy, Princeskander, Murtagh963, Glittermouse963, and Illustrious_Sir_Kyle here! For those of you who don't know, we're a bunch of sparklers who know each other in real life. Lately, we've been on the open threads a lot, and during that time have made many Sparkfriends. Over the course of a few months, we feel like we've gotten to know these people well enough to give them Unofficial Offical Spark-Titles. Just add "Unofficially Official" in front of your title:
MauraderPrincess: Queen of the Open Threads
EVERYONE knows Kevin on the OTs! And she's rather proficient when it comes to adding to her family tree.
Princeskander: Prince of the Open Threads
Because for some reason, every time he meets someone, they've heard of him.
Hanini_Panini: Teapot
*snicker* We're not going to explain that one :P
Murtagh963: President of Oldies Club
The "Oldies" club is a secret society of sparklers who are over the age of 20. Murtagh (commonly known as "Kenny") is the oldest living sparkler at 23.
Sonic_Girl: Vice President of Oldies Club
Shes ancient. At the ripe old age of 21 (we think), Sonic has been (unknown to her) chosen as the VP of the aforementioned Oldies club.
Zanyzakky: Stalker of Teenagers and Oldies
He made a mistake on his profile and said that he was 40. Creepy pedo...:P
IAmErik: Awesome Hawaiian Dude Who Eats Lunch When I'm Eating Dinner
'Nuf said.
Jackofhearts: Hater of Muffins :P
When we first met him, he was in an argument with Muffinsarejustbetter about whether muffins or cupcakes are better. We agree with muffins. (with the exception of glittermouse, who likes cupcakes)
Straight_Edge_Society: Daughter of the Year
Wakwy and Princeskander adopted Edgey because she asked them to, free of parental responsibility.
Glittermouse963: Aunt Sandy
She's Edgey's Spark-aunt, but gets called "Aunt Sandy" by most people.
XxX_DragonRider_XxX: Maker of Awesome Signs
If you see him on a thread, ask him to make a sign for your name.
Alygirlrockz16: Giver Of Much-Needed Advice Without Having To Wait For Auntie Sparknotes
Uh, that pretty much covers it. Thanks for the times you've helped us, Aly! *e-cookies*
Dan_Bergstein: President of the World
We believe that a world in which Dan Bergsten was president would be a world in which werewolves would be revered as gods, and in which no one worried about tassels on Graduation Day. Who wouldn't want to live in a world like that?
Rebel_of_Nowhere: Vice President of the World
Cus she's just awesome. (and a Spark-lebrity)
Gummybeararmygeneral: Spark-General of Super-secret Army of Gummy Bears That Can Face Nuclear Weapons With Their Bare Paws
That's right, don't mess with the goverment in Sparktopia or else you will be hounded forever by nuclear proof gummy bears.
Skysquirrel417: Spark-Army General of Internet Forces
If you know skwirl, you know what we mean--he is the ULTIMATE starter of Spark-wars in the OT comments. And he usually wins.
Spark_Emily, Robert_Isenberg, and the rest of the Sparkitors: Congress
Our illustrious Sparkitors would totally rule the world and make sure that everyone had decent reading material. And they would probably ban detention. Please?
Wakwy: World President of Pastry
She's making the wedding cakes for our friends' Spark-weddings (crazy stuff happens on the threads).
Illustrious_Sir_Kyle: Peace Ambassador
He stopped us from killing Dragon_Rider. Don't ask.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
I'm terrible at thinking of titles...
To all my adoring fans (I've always wanted to say that):
Yes, I'm back now. I'm still not going to be doing the book blogs for a while, and I may or may not finish 100 Cupboards. Skandar is doing a whole lot better (I'll explain on one of the open threads) and thank you all so much for your love and support (ya'll sparklers are some of the best people i "know"). I didn't expect the response to my return to be that exciting--I mean, i got a whopping 4 COMMENTS in a single DAY! Not kidding, I think that's the best I've done (cus I am a lame blogger who just needs something to do). If yall want me to answer some more questions and take more lame quizes, just email them to me at
randomhomeschooler@yahoo.com
Now, for the actual thingy I wanted to tell you people about:
I think I am going to make a Spark-family tree. If you are part of a Spark-family, please send me your family last name (make one up) and your relatives. I'll send it to the Sparknotes editors, and hopefully it'll end up on an Open Thread or get a Friward or something. Thanks, guys!
Yes, I'm back now. I'm still not going to be doing the book blogs for a while, and I may or may not finish 100 Cupboards. Skandar is doing a whole lot better (I'll explain on one of the open threads) and thank you all so much for your love and support (ya'll sparklers are some of the best people i "know"). I didn't expect the response to my return to be that exciting--I mean, i got a whopping 4 COMMENTS in a single DAY! Not kidding, I think that's the best I've done (cus I am a lame blogger who just needs something to do). If yall want me to answer some more questions and take more lame quizes, just email them to me at
randomhomeschooler@yahoo.com
Now, for the actual thingy I wanted to tell you people about:
I think I am going to make a Spark-family tree. If you are part of a Spark-family, please send me your family last name (make one up) and your relatives. I'll send it to the Sparknotes editors, and hopefully it'll end up on an Open Thread or get a Friward or something. Thanks, guys!
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Another post. This time I wrote it. MY FIRST REJECTED POST!
I kinda like this "rejected post" thing. This is a post I (wakwy) wrote a while ago. I sent it to Miss Marm at Sparknotes and never heard back. She must have really hated it.
What It's Like to Live In...Detroit, MI
Hey Sparklers! Since Sparknotes has now started a series about the hometowns of Sparklers everywhere (no matter how boring, editors stress), I decided to write a post about the most boring place on earth (other than prison): Detroit.
First of all, you need to know how the area's divided. There's two parts: Detroit City and Metro Detroit. Detroit City is the inner city--where all the tall buildings and scary alleys are. It's divided into four parts: The East Side, The West Side, The North Side, and the South side (not too hard to remember). All are considered "scary neighborhoods, where all the gangsters live". It's actually not that bad, but you can't really blame the rich suburban kids; they've probably never even been to the inner city.
Metro Detroit is all the suburbs around the inner city. Metro D is divided into 3 parts: "Over by Southfield," "Over by Bloomfield Hills," and "Over by Troy" (where I live). Though there are plenty of places to hang out around in the inner city, I'll focus on the ones in Metro D that I'm more familiar with:
The Mall: It's a pretty big mall--three miles worth of square footage. It's got all our favorite restaurants, book stores, clothing shops, and everything else you need to be set for life (Stir Crazy, anyone?)
The Waterpark: It's not that big, but it's got the basics: A huge wavepool, a few "big people slides" (as my little sibs have dubbed them), and a kiddie area that's so awesome more teenagers play there than little kids (or maybe it's just my friends...)
The Tigers Stadium: Not that the Tigers ever win anything, but it's still fun to watch a baseball game whether your team wins or not (I ought to know)
The Palace of Auburn Hills: Where Detroit's basketball team plays, and the biggest event venue in Detroit, Metro Detroit, and surrounding areas. All major tours in Michigan stop by the Palace.
The Library of Troy: It's so big, we held a "hide-and-seek" competition with 13 people, and it took 1 hour to find everyone. And it's recognized as the best library in Detroit (both parts).
Motown: I really don't know why it's so popular, but everyone here over the age to 30 thinks it's a really big deal, so I thought I'd mention it.
Sadly, my post definitely won't top the one about Tanzania (lucky Sparkler), but I still like living here.
What It's Like to Live In...Detroit, MI
Hey Sparklers! Since Sparknotes has now started a series about the hometowns of Sparklers everywhere (no matter how boring, editors stress), I decided to write a post about the most boring place on earth (other than prison): Detroit.
First of all, you need to know how the area's divided. There's two parts: Detroit City and Metro Detroit. Detroit City is the inner city--where all the tall buildings and scary alleys are. It's divided into four parts: The East Side, The West Side, The North Side, and the South side (not too hard to remember). All are considered "scary neighborhoods, where all the gangsters live". It's actually not that bad, but you can't really blame the rich suburban kids; they've probably never even been to the inner city.
Metro Detroit is all the suburbs around the inner city. Metro D is divided into 3 parts: "Over by Southfield," "Over by Bloomfield Hills," and "Over by Troy" (where I live). Though there are plenty of places to hang out around in the inner city, I'll focus on the ones in Metro D that I'm more familiar with:
The Mall: It's a pretty big mall--three miles worth of square footage. It's got all our favorite restaurants, book stores, clothing shops, and everything else you need to be set for life (Stir Crazy, anyone?)
The Waterpark: It's not that big, but it's got the basics: A huge wavepool, a few "big people slides" (as my little sibs have dubbed them), and a kiddie area that's so awesome more teenagers play there than little kids (or maybe it's just my friends...)
The Tigers Stadium: Not that the Tigers ever win anything, but it's still fun to watch a baseball game whether your team wins or not (I ought to know)
The Palace of Auburn Hills: Where Detroit's basketball team plays, and the biggest event venue in Detroit, Metro Detroit, and surrounding areas. All major tours in Michigan stop by the Palace.
The Library of Troy: It's so big, we held a "hide-and-seek" competition with 13 people, and it took 1 hour to find everyone. And it's recognized as the best library in Detroit (both parts).
Motown: I really don't know why it's so popular, but everyone here over the age to 30 thinks it's a really big deal, so I thought I'd mention it.
Sadly, my post definitely won't top the one about Tanzania (lucky Sparkler), but I still like living here.
Another Rejected Sparknotes Post
Well, it seems as if me and my crew just keep getting posts rejected. Either we're really bad authors or just really clique-ish. Dang...anyway, Murtagh963 wrote a post that got rejected because it doesn't apply to everyone. So I'm publishing it here. :D *feels like a rebel*
Blogging Facebook
Facebook. The only website that makes you procrastinate more than Sparknotes (but Sparknotes is a study site, so it's okay to procrastinate here :D). I recently got a Facebook (like, finally!) and I don't understand it at all. Frankly, a lot about it is annoying. This is my thought process as I check my wall, posts, friends status updates, pokes, group invitations, and game invitations:
2:30: Beginning of my free time on the computer (the one where I'm supposed to be goofing off, not the one where I goof off while I'm supposed to be studying). I log into my email, where I am assaulted by 43 or more Facebook notifications. Anyone know how to turn that off?
2:31: Delete all emails from Facebook.
2:32: Log into Facebook. 3 people have sent me flairs, including one that says "There is no 'I' in 'Team', there is a 'u' in 'stupid', and there is a 'me' in 'awesome'". Ponder whether they mean that I'm stupid or if they just thought that was funny.
2:33: Ask the Person A on their wall if they think I'm stupid.
2:34 Decide that Person A thinks I'm stupid, and poke them. Laugh at the message "You are about to poke Person A. They will be notified on their home page."
2:34:30: Take deep satisfaction in the poke. >:)
2:35: Browse through my new feed, like new groups, add friends (even people I hate), and add Flair to my collection (I have an unhealthy obsession with Flair).
2:43: See that Person A has poked me back. Poke them again
2:44: Ask another friend to poke Person A. Person B gladly pokes her.
2:45: I see that Person A has posted on my wall that they think I am stupid.
2:46: Attempt to poke them again, and see that they haven't poked me yet, so I can't. Frown.
2:47: See the ads in the side-thing. Get annoyed. What if I don't want to "Become a Warrior?" You should at least be asking me nicely, not ordering me to play your stupid game.
2:47:50: Notice game invitation to Treasure Isle. Wonder if it's as bad as Farmville.
2:55: Yup. It's almost worse than Farmville. It keeps wanting me to share treasure with my friends. And fruit. What if I'm allergic to fruit? What if I can't come within 10 feet of bananas? (I can't) And why do they have a little animated dude standing under my Treasure Isle notifications that looks nothing like my animated dude?
2:57: Person A has teamed up with Person C. They are poking me and Person B. We fight back.
3:05: I get a FB chat-thing from Person C, saying that we shall poke each other to death. A poking war on the chat-thing ensues (much like Sparknotes Tackle-Hugs, except with pokes).
3:07: Person D joins my side in the poking war
3:08: I leave Person B to hold down the fort while I take a quiz someone sent me. These things are so inaccurate, it's not even funny. And it chose a random person and asked if I wanted to kiss her. It's Person A. And uh, thats my sister...
3:10: Poking war ends. We won. Person D shares some of her stuff from Farmville with us. I graciously accept.
3:15: I recieve a Flair from Person A that says "I hate your guts". Thanks, sissy.
3:17: I comment on the flair like "Why do they say "I hate your guts?" i mean, what can you possibly have against someone's guts? other than gastric problems? People say it means that they hate you from the inside out. If it really means that, they could at least say "they hate my bone marrow" cus thats more inside than guts. Just sayin'..."
3:20: Person A sends me another flair. "You're a dork, but you're my dork, so it's okay". I get this one a lot.
3:21: Log off of Facebook, log into Sparknotes, where things make sense (mostly)
Blogging Facebook
Facebook. The only website that makes you procrastinate more than Sparknotes (but Sparknotes is a study site, so it's okay to procrastinate here :D). I recently got a Facebook (like, finally!) and I don't understand it at all. Frankly, a lot about it is annoying. This is my thought process as I check my wall, posts, friends status updates, pokes, group invitations, and game invitations:
2:30: Beginning of my free time on the computer (the one where I'm supposed to be goofing off, not the one where I goof off while I'm supposed to be studying). I log into my email, where I am assaulted by 43 or more Facebook notifications. Anyone know how to turn that off?
2:31: Delete all emails from Facebook.
2:32: Log into Facebook. 3 people have sent me flairs, including one that says "There is no 'I' in 'Team', there is a 'u' in 'stupid', and there is a 'me' in 'awesome'". Ponder whether they mean that I'm stupid or if they just thought that was funny.
2:33: Ask the Person A on their wall if they think I'm stupid.
2:34 Decide that Person A thinks I'm stupid, and poke them. Laugh at the message "You are about to poke Person A. They will be notified on their home page."
2:34:30: Take deep satisfaction in the poke. >:)
2:35: Browse through my new feed, like new groups, add friends (even people I hate), and add Flair to my collection (I have an unhealthy obsession with Flair).
2:43: See that Person A has poked me back. Poke them again
2:44: Ask another friend to poke Person A. Person B gladly pokes her.
2:45: I see that Person A has posted on my wall that they think I am stupid.
2:46: Attempt to poke them again, and see that they haven't poked me yet, so I can't. Frown.
2:47: See the ads in the side-thing. Get annoyed. What if I don't want to "Become a Warrior?" You should at least be asking me nicely, not ordering me to play your stupid game.
2:47:50: Notice game invitation to Treasure Isle. Wonder if it's as bad as Farmville.
2:55: Yup. It's almost worse than Farmville. It keeps wanting me to share treasure with my friends. And fruit. What if I'm allergic to fruit? What if I can't come within 10 feet of bananas? (I can't) And why do they have a little animated dude standing under my Treasure Isle notifications that looks nothing like my animated dude?
2:57: Person A has teamed up with Person C. They are poking me and Person B. We fight back.
3:05: I get a FB chat-thing from Person C, saying that we shall poke each other to death. A poking war on the chat-thing ensues (much like Sparknotes Tackle-Hugs, except with pokes).
3:07: Person D joins my side in the poking war
3:08: I leave Person B to hold down the fort while I take a quiz someone sent me. These things are so inaccurate, it's not even funny. And it chose a random person and asked if I wanted to kiss her. It's Person A. And uh, thats my sister...
3:10: Poking war ends. We won. Person D shares some of her stuff from Farmville with us. I graciously accept.
3:15: I recieve a Flair from Person A that says "I hate your guts". Thanks, sissy.
3:17: I comment on the flair like "Why do they say "I hate your guts?" i mean, what can you possibly have against someone's guts? other than gastric problems? People say it means that they hate you from the inside out. If it really means that, they could at least say "they hate my bone marrow" cus thats more inside than guts. Just sayin'..."
3:20: Person A sends me another flair. "You're a dork, but you're my dork, so it's okay". I get this one a lot.
3:21: Log off of Facebook, log into Sparknotes, where things make sense (mostly)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Ish sorry...
Omg first I want to say that I am SO sorry for taking forever about posting. *takes beatings* There was a lot going on, and I didn't have time to post or read new posts. In fact, this'll be probably the only post for at least a week, since I'm going to Florida next week. But, in hopeful recompense for your anxious waiting (cus i know you've been waiting anxiously :P), I've written a post for yall. Actually, it's co-written. I sent it into Sparknotes, but they didn't publish it because they didn't want people to feel left out. I agree :D
Unofficially Official Spark-Titles (based on Open Threads)
Sparklers Wakwy, Princeskander, Murtagh963, Glittermouse963, and Illustrious_Sir_Kyle here! For those of you who don't know, we're a bunch of sparklers who know each other in real life. Lately, we've been on the open threads a lot, and during that time have made many Sparkfriends. Over the course of a few months, we feel like we've gotten to know these people well enough to give them Unofficial Offical Spark-Titles. Just add "Unofficially Official" in front of your title:
MauraderPrincess: Queen of the Open Threads
EVERYONE knows Kevin on the OTs! And she's rather proficient when it comes to adding to her family tree.
Princeskander: Prince of the Open Threads
Because for some reason, every time he meets someone, they've heard of him.
Hanini_Panini: Teapot
*snicker* We're not going to explain that one :P
Murtagh963: President of Oldies Club
The "Oldies" club is a secret society of sparklers who are over the age of 20. Murtagh (commonly known as "Kenny") is the oldest living sparkler at 23.
Sonic_Girl: Vice President of Oldies Club
Shes ancient. At the ripe old age of 21 (we think), Sonic has been (unknown to her) chosen as the VP of the aforementioned Oldies club.
Zanyzakky: Stalker of Teenagers and Oldies
He made a mistake on his profile and said that he was 40. Creepy pedo...:P
IAmErik: Awesome Hawaiian Dude Who Eats Lunch When I'm Eating Dinner
'Nuf said.
Jackofhearts: Hater of Muffins :P
When we first met him, he was in an argument with Muffinsarejustbetter about whether muffins or cupcakes are better. We agree with muffins. (with the exception of glittermouse, who likes cupcakes)
Straight_Edge_Society: Daughter of the Year
Wakwy and Princeskander adopted Edgey because she asked them to, free of parental responsibility.
Glittermouse963: Aunt Sandy
She's Edgey's Spark-aunt, but gets called "Aunt Sandy" by most people.
XxX_DragonRider_XxX: Maker of Awesome Signs
If you see him on a thread, ask him to make a sign for your name.
Alygirlrockz16: Giver Of Much-Needed Advice Without Having To Wait For Auntie Sparknotes
Uh, that pretty much covers it. Thanks for the times you've helped us, Aly! *e-cookies*
Dan_Bergstein: President of the World
We believe that a world in which Dan Bergsten was president would be a world in which werewolves would be revered as gods, and in which no one worried about tassels on Graduation Day. Who wouldn't want to live in a world like that?
Rebel_of_Nowhere: Vice President of the World
Cus she's just awesome. (and a Spark-lebrity)
Gummybeararmygeneral: Spark-General of Super-secret Army of Gummy Bears That Can Face Nuclear Weapons With Their Bare Paws
That's right, don't mess with the goverment in Sparktopia or else you will be hounded forever by nuclear proof gummy bears.
Skysquirrel417: Spark-Army General of Internet Forces
If you know skwirl, you know what we mean--he is the ULTIMATE starter of Spark-wars in the OT comments. And he usually wins.
Spark_Emily, Robert_Isenberg, and the rest of the Sparkitors: Congress
Our illustrious Sparkitors would totally rule the world and make sure that everyone had decent reading material. And they would probably ban detention. Please?
Wakwy: World President of Pastry
She's making the wedding cakes for our friends' Spark-weddings (crazy stuff happens on the threads).
Illustrious_Sir_Kyle: Peace Ambassador
He stopped us from killing Dragon_Rider. Don't ask.
Unofficially Official Spark-Titles (based on Open Threads)
Sparklers Wakwy, Princeskander, Murtagh963, Glittermouse963, and Illustrious_Sir_Kyle here! For those of you who don't know, we're a bunch of sparklers who know each other in real life. Lately, we've been on the open threads a lot, and during that time have made many Sparkfriends. Over the course of a few months, we feel like we've gotten to know these people well enough to give them Unofficial Offical Spark-Titles. Just add "Unofficially Official" in front of your title:
MauraderPrincess: Queen of the Open Threads
EVERYONE knows Kevin on the OTs! And she's rather proficient when it comes to adding to her family tree.
Princeskander: Prince of the Open Threads
Because for some reason, every time he meets someone, they've heard of him.
Hanini_Panini: Teapot
*snicker* We're not going to explain that one :P
Murtagh963: President of Oldies Club
The "Oldies" club is a secret society of sparklers who are over the age of 20. Murtagh (commonly known as "Kenny") is the oldest living sparkler at 23.
Sonic_Girl: Vice President of Oldies Club
Shes ancient. At the ripe old age of 21 (we think), Sonic has been (unknown to her) chosen as the VP of the aforementioned Oldies club.
Zanyzakky: Stalker of Teenagers and Oldies
He made a mistake on his profile and said that he was 40. Creepy pedo...:P
IAmErik: Awesome Hawaiian Dude Who Eats Lunch When I'm Eating Dinner
'Nuf said.
Jackofhearts: Hater of Muffins :P
When we first met him, he was in an argument with Muffinsarejustbetter about whether muffins or cupcakes are better. We agree with muffins. (with the exception of glittermouse, who likes cupcakes)
Straight_Edge_Society: Daughter of the Year
Wakwy and Princeskander adopted Edgey because she asked them to, free of parental responsibility.
Glittermouse963: Aunt Sandy
She's Edgey's Spark-aunt, but gets called "Aunt Sandy" by most people.
XxX_DragonRider_XxX: Maker of Awesome Signs
If you see him on a thread, ask him to make a sign for your name.
Alygirlrockz16: Giver Of Much-Needed Advice Without Having To Wait For Auntie Sparknotes
Uh, that pretty much covers it. Thanks for the times you've helped us, Aly! *e-cookies*
Dan_Bergstein: President of the World
We believe that a world in which Dan Bergsten was president would be a world in which werewolves would be revered as gods, and in which no one worried about tassels on Graduation Day. Who wouldn't want to live in a world like that?
Rebel_of_Nowhere: Vice President of the World
Cus she's just awesome. (and a Spark-lebrity)
Gummybeararmygeneral: Spark-General of Super-secret Army of Gummy Bears That Can Face Nuclear Weapons With Their Bare Paws
That's right, don't mess with the goverment in Sparktopia or else you will be hounded forever by nuclear proof gummy bears.
Skysquirrel417: Spark-Army General of Internet Forces
If you know skwirl, you know what we mean--he is the ULTIMATE starter of Spark-wars in the OT comments. And he usually wins.
Spark_Emily, Robert_Isenberg, and the rest of the Sparkitors: Congress
Our illustrious Sparkitors would totally rule the world and make sure that everyone had decent reading material. And they would probably ban detention. Please?
Wakwy: World President of Pastry
She's making the wedding cakes for our friends' Spark-weddings (crazy stuff happens on the threads).
Illustrious_Sir_Kyle: Peace Ambassador
He stopped us from killing Dragon_Rider. Don't ask.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
I'm terrible at thinking of titles...
To all my adoring fans (I've always wanted to say that):
Yes, I'm back now. I'm still not going to be doing the book blogs for a while, and I may or may not finish 100 Cupboards. Skandar is doing a whole lot better (I'll explain on one of the open threads) and thank you all so much for your love and support (ya'll sparklers are some of the best people i "know"). I didn't expect the response to my return to be that exciting--I mean, i got a whopping 4 COMMENTS in a single DAY! Not kidding, I think that's the best I've done (cus I am a lame blogger who just needs something to do). If yall want me to answer some more questions and take more lame quizes, just email them to me at
randomhomeschooler@yahoo.com
Now, for the actual thingy I wanted to tell you people about:
I think I am going to make a Spark-family tree. If you are part of a Spark-family, please send me your family last name (make one up) and your relatives. I'll send it to the Sparknotes editors, and hopefully it'll end up on an Open Thread or get a Friward or something. Thanks, guys!
Yes, I'm back now. I'm still not going to be doing the book blogs for a while, and I may or may not finish 100 Cupboards. Skandar is doing a whole lot better (I'll explain on one of the open threads) and thank you all so much for your love and support (ya'll sparklers are some of the best people i "know"). I didn't expect the response to my return to be that exciting--I mean, i got a whopping 4 COMMENTS in a single DAY! Not kidding, I think that's the best I've done (cus I am a lame blogger who just needs something to do). If yall want me to answer some more questions and take more lame quizes, just email them to me at
randomhomeschooler@yahoo.com
Now, for the actual thingy I wanted to tell you people about:
I think I am going to make a Spark-family tree. If you are part of a Spark-family, please send me your family last name (make one up) and your relatives. I'll send it to the Sparknotes editors, and hopefully it'll end up on an Open Thread or get a Friward or something. Thanks, guys!
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