After School:
After school I had to head back to the other building for basketball practice. I made the freshman high school team. Tryouts were a while back. As for how good I am, I'm not terrible at the sport but I certainly am not the best on the team by a mile... or two. Anyway, previous to this practice I had not been there for almost four practices and missed pictures. So, yah, I got a lot of crap for not being there. Of which I partially deserved. But that morning I got my stuff right before school so trying it on and breaking in the shoes they gives up was really fun and nice. As punishment for bad communication about missing the first two practices and pictures I had to sit out on the scrimmaging drills most of the time The only times I got to play during that type of drill is when coach wanted to talk with one of the player or someone got tired. At the end we had to do shorts. Shorts is an exercise where we have to run across the court a certain amount of times in a short amount of time. So that was "fun".
After basketball practice I had to again walk back to the other building and wait for the play I helped with to start. In the play I am part of the deck crew and the tail of the dragon. Being part of the deck crew is fun but the dragon tail is hilarious and stupid and a piece of crap. It's embarrassing and a pain. So the play was really rough because it our first time doing it in front of a crowd and a few things went wrong. The first thing was that instead of a blue out (meaning instead of the stage going completely dark, it just goes to a dark blue lighting) we accidentally went to a black out and couldn't see the spikes so we missed our mark by about a foot. Which is a lot in when we're moving wagons and set pieces. The reason that happened is because there was a small power outage the night before and so the LEDs weren't prepped to be used which they fixed halfway through the first act. The other thing that went wrong is when we changed to the red spikes, I moved the C wagon to the correct spikes and then one of the crew from the other side moved it and the screen fly that was brought in hit the end which is where it had to stay until the next scene change. After those two mistakes we pulled it together and got through the rest of the show. And then I went home, did some homework while watching Markiplier, and went to bed.
Until next time Flies!
Friday, November 20, 2015
11/19/15. Pt. 1
I'm writing this post a bit late because I couldn't finish it on the day in the title. So I'm still going to write this as a narrative as though you are right there next to me and I'm telling you what happened throughout my day.
Morning: So today I woke up to the god-awful sound of my alarm clock. I'm thinking about getting a different sound with a less annoying sound that it makes. Maybe one of those that just turns on the radio for sound to wake you up. It would probably make me more happy in the morning because instead of instantly making me annoyed, it would be pretty peaceful. So that day I went through my normal wake-up routine leaving the house at 6:52 a.m. with my sister (who for some reason doesn't seem to like me very much).
School: Today was a White Day so I first had Computer Tech. A class where we learn all the different terms and functions that happen within a computer to bring us this majestic work of human intellect. I really like this class for two reasons: the teacher and it's pretty chill of a class. The teacher's name is Mr. Coleman, he's really nice and thinks deeply about this which is something I see in myself so it's nice to see it in others. Thinking deeply about things is something that's becoming more and more rare due to everyone relying on technology to do that for us. Second Period I had Spanish 3 with Mrs. Alpanalp. I love Mr. Alpanalp because she is so funny and nice. Everyone else says that too but they also they say they don't learn anything in the class. I think however, that I've learned more Spanish in these first and a half quarters than I learned. Third Period was spent in Honors Math with a substitute teacher because my main teacher Mrs. Payne is with her dying mother (I pray she goes easily unto the breach). The subs name was Dom and he was a rapper, and his rapper name was "The Teacher". At the end of class we finished our work 15 min or so early so he did a rap for us he named "Frowny Face" and it was about how new technology is sucking people out of the real world. It was incredible ad I was really sad when he said that it wasn't on iTunes. So then I headed over to the other building for Fourth Period: Stage Tech. Which is basically where I did homework because some of the others had to mop the stage for the show that night. Of which I was in as a part of the deck crew. Every White Day I walk over with one of my long time friends Atlas (it's a girl). She's quiet but, is fun to be around.
Morning: So today I woke up to the god-awful sound of my alarm clock. I'm thinking about getting a different sound with a less annoying sound that it makes. Maybe one of those that just turns on the radio for sound to wake you up. It would probably make me more happy in the morning because instead of instantly making me annoyed, it would be pretty peaceful. So that day I went through my normal wake-up routine leaving the house at 6:52 a.m. with my sister (who for some reason doesn't seem to like me very much).
School: Today was a White Day so I first had Computer Tech. A class where we learn all the different terms and functions that happen within a computer to bring us this majestic work of human intellect. I really like this class for two reasons: the teacher and it's pretty chill of a class. The teacher's name is Mr. Coleman, he's really nice and thinks deeply about this which is something I see in myself so it's nice to see it in others. Thinking deeply about things is something that's becoming more and more rare due to everyone relying on technology to do that for us. Second Period I had Spanish 3 with Mrs. Alpanalp. I love Mr. Alpanalp because she is so funny and nice. Everyone else says that too but they also they say they don't learn anything in the class. I think however, that I've learned more Spanish in these first and a half quarters than I learned. Third Period was spent in Honors Math with a substitute teacher because my main teacher Mrs. Payne is with her dying mother (I pray she goes easily unto the breach). The subs name was Dom and he was a rapper, and his rapper name was "The Teacher". At the end of class we finished our work 15 min or so early so he did a rap for us he named "Frowny Face" and it was about how new technology is sucking people out of the real world. It was incredible ad I was really sad when he said that it wasn't on iTunes. So then I headed over to the other building for Fourth Period: Stage Tech. Which is basically where I did homework because some of the others had to mop the stage for the show that night. Of which I was in as a part of the deck crew. Every White Day I walk over with one of my long time friends Atlas (it's a girl). She's quiet but, is fun to be around.
UPDATE!!!!!: Change in blog theme.
Hey Flies!
This is an update that my blog's theme will be changing. I'm changing it to what happens in my daily life. The reassuring theme will be that each post will end with me going home and watching youtube. I will of course be providing the links into what videos I'm watching so you guys can get an idea of what I'm into. The majority of the videos will be from FailArmy, Markiplier, and Zajcu37. FailArmy and Markiplier are both fairly popular YouTubers,both having around 9 million subscribers. Zajcu37 is a YouTuber with around 700,000.
FailArmy, I bet you can take a guess at what he does. He/she makes compilation videos of people failing at similar things. This YouTuber I don't the real life name of. If I could in fact meet this person, I would leap at the chance to do so. They obviously have an amazing sense of humor... most of the time. I really like this channel because it has the amazing ability to pick me up are a crappy day. WARNING: These videos if you turn on the audio will have people swearing and they most certainly are not for everyone. Anyway I would most definitely recommend checking out his/her videos and I think you will like.
Markiplier is a person who makes videos mainly of him playing games. Parents won't understand these types of channels no matter how many times you try and tell them how and why you like them. They're always like: "Why are you watching someone else play a game?? Just play it for yourself!". Personally one the reasons I like channels like this is because I get a preview of the game before I buy it so I know if I made the right choice or not. The reason I really like Markiplier more than other channels like Jacksepticeye and Pewdiepie is because he's very aware of what's happening. I never really was into Jacksepticeye and I once was an enormous Pewdiepie fan. But then one of my friends showed me Markiplier who thinks so much deeper about the game and looks for every secret because he knows that that's what we love. At the end of a terrible day spent with unreasonable idiots called humans, we come home and lie down on our beds or couches or sit at the desk and watch this one man in a room alone talking to a camera for the joy of other people. And he loves what he does which makes it better because we know that us (the fans) are only lifting him up and not pulling him down by making him do something he doesn't want to do. I love you Markiplier!!!!💟💟💟💟💟💟
Zajcu37 is an animator. On his Youtube channel he makes animations about the hit indie game "Five Nights at Freddy's". He now has made two or three seasons worth of fnaf (five nights at freddy's) shorts. The really cool thing is it has a plot and climax and everything! It even somewhat goes along with the fnaf lore and timeline. I think he's an amazing animator and there are a lot of funny parts in the videos.
So those are my top 3 favorite YouTube channels and I hope you will try to look at them a few times each because most of the videos fro Zajcu37 and FailArmy are no more than 8 minutes and everyone has 8 minutes to spare every now and then.
Until next time Flies!
This is an update that my blog's theme will be changing. I'm changing it to what happens in my daily life. The reassuring theme will be that each post will end with me going home and watching youtube. I will of course be providing the links into what videos I'm watching so you guys can get an idea of what I'm into. The majority of the videos will be from FailArmy, Markiplier, and Zajcu37. FailArmy and Markiplier are both fairly popular YouTubers,both having around 9 million subscribers. Zajcu37 is a YouTuber with around 700,000.
FailArmy, I bet you can take a guess at what he does. He/she makes compilation videos of people failing at similar things. This YouTuber I don't the real life name of. If I could in fact meet this person, I would leap at the chance to do so. They obviously have an amazing sense of humor... most of the time. I really like this channel because it has the amazing ability to pick me up are a crappy day. WARNING: These videos if you turn on the audio will have people swearing and they most certainly are not for everyone. Anyway I would most definitely recommend checking out his/her videos and I think you will like.
Markiplier is a person who makes videos mainly of him playing games. Parents won't understand these types of channels no matter how many times you try and tell them how and why you like them. They're always like: "Why are you watching someone else play a game?? Just play it for yourself!". Personally one the reasons I like channels like this is because I get a preview of the game before I buy it so I know if I made the right choice or not. The reason I really like Markiplier more than other channels like Jacksepticeye and Pewdiepie is because he's very aware of what's happening. I never really was into Jacksepticeye and I once was an enormous Pewdiepie fan. But then one of my friends showed me Markiplier who thinks so much deeper about the game and looks for every secret because he knows that that's what we love. At the end of a terrible day spent with unreasonable idiots called humans, we come home and lie down on our beds or couches or sit at the desk and watch this one man in a room alone talking to a camera for the joy of other people. And he loves what he does which makes it better because we know that us (the fans) are only lifting him up and not pulling him down by making him do something he doesn't want to do. I love you Markiplier!!!!💟💟💟💟💟💟
Zajcu37 is an animator. On his Youtube channel he makes animations about the hit indie game "Five Nights at Freddy's". He now has made two or three seasons worth of fnaf (five nights at freddy's) shorts. The really cool thing is it has a plot and climax and everything! It even somewhat goes along with the fnaf lore and timeline. I think he's an amazing animator and there are a lot of funny parts in the videos.
So those are my top 3 favorite YouTube channels and I hope you will try to look at them a few times each because most of the videos fro Zajcu37 and FailArmy are no more than 8 minutes and everyone has 8 minutes to spare every now and then.
Until next time Flies!
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| This image is courtesy of PlayGoogle |
Friday, October 23, 2015
Bucket List: Great Barrier Reef
The next place I want to go on my bucket list is The Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world. The reef spans over an area of 133,000 square miles. Which It's so big it can be seen from space. The reef itself is is composed of 2,900 different smaller individual reef systems and coral cays. As well as having hundreds of beautiful islands with spectacular golden sandy beaches. It is the largest single structure in the world made by living organisms. The reef is host to billions of organisms and fish alike. The majority of the reef is protected by the "Great Barrier Reef Marine Park". On Wikipedia it says that CNN named The Great Barrier Reef one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The Great Barrier Reef is located of the the coast of Queensland, Australia. It's to extremely immense that I'm not going to give the latitude and longitude because those coordinates would only cover a small part of the reef. I will say however that it is on the north eastern part. It literally goes along the entire side that faces north east. Slightly off topic here but scientists say they've discovered a larger version of it of the southern coast but for now it's just a rumor. The Queensland National Trust made the Great Barrier Reef the state icon.
Facts about the reef:
The reason I want to go there is because, like my post about the Maldives, I really want to go scuba diving. Scuba diving I cannot stress enough is one of the best experiences of your life. When were walking around we only worry about the 360º view we have. When you're scuba diving you have to worry about 360º movement which we are not used to because we cannot fly, which is one reason why scuba diving takes so much training in order to do. You need to learn how to efficiently move in all directions. I have heard that The Great Barrier Reef is the best place in the world to scuba dive from multiple people and sources. Most say it's the best because of how clear the water is and how diverse and beautiful everything under the water is.
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world. The reef spans over an area of 133,000 square miles. Which It's so big it can be seen from space. The reef itself is is composed of 2,900 different smaller individual reef systems and coral cays. As well as having hundreds of beautiful islands with spectacular golden sandy beaches. It is the largest single structure in the world made by living organisms. The reef is host to billions of organisms and fish alike. The majority of the reef is protected by the "Great Barrier Reef Marine Park". On Wikipedia it says that CNN named The Great Barrier Reef one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The Great Barrier Reef is located of the the coast of Queensland, Australia. It's to extremely immense that I'm not going to give the latitude and longitude because those coordinates would only cover a small part of the reef. I will say however that it is on the north eastern part. It literally goes along the entire side that faces north east. Slightly off topic here but scientists say they've discovered a larger version of it of the southern coast but for now it's just a rumor. The Queensland National Trust made the Great Barrier Reef the state icon.
Facts about the reef:
- The Great Barrier Reef is as big as: Japan, Italy, Germany, Malasia, or 70 million football fields.
- It is home to: 1625 types of fish, 133 types of sharks and rays, and 600 types of soft and hard corals.
- There are 600 different continental islands
- Average depth is about 35 meters in the inshore waters. Out of shores it can get as deep as 2000 meters
The reason I want to go there is because, like my post about the Maldives, I really want to go scuba diving. Scuba diving I cannot stress enough is one of the best experiences of your life. When were walking around we only worry about the 360º view we have. When you're scuba diving you have to worry about 360º movement which we are not used to because we cannot fly, which is one reason why scuba diving takes so much training in order to do. You need to learn how to efficiently move in all directions. I have heard that The Great Barrier Reef is the best place in the world to scuba dive from multiple people and sources. Most say it's the best because of how clear the water is and how diverse and beautiful everything under the water is.
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| This is an amazing birds-eye view of the reef. Crews to business insider |
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Bucket List: Dubai/Burj Khalifa
Hey Flies! Another place on my bucket list to go to is Dubai.
Dubai is on the south coast of the Persian Gulf. The rough latitude and longitude of Dubai are: 25ºN, 55ºE. Dubai has really come out as a city in the Middle East. In 1991 is was very dirty and not diverse. In 1996 oil was discovered. Now Dubai is one the most diverse places in the Middle East, as well as being a very developed city.
Dubai is home to the tallest man-made structure in the world named the "Burj Khalifa". The building itself cost USD $1.5 billion dollars. Construction started January 4 2004. The building opened January 6. The top antenna reaches to 2,722 ft tall and still stands today. There are 154 usable floors, 9 maintenance floors, 46 spire levels, and two under ground parking levels. The Burj Khalifa was built to diversify for an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to improve on international imprint. The main structure is made of reinforced concrete. The Burj Khalifa broke numerous height records making it a new tourist attraction for the rich and the regular. In the building there are 57 elevators and 8 escalators.
There are two reasons that I want to go to the Burj Khalifa.
The first reason is because I want to go to a country in the Middle East. I've only been to two countries other than the US. And in my entire lifetime I've only been of the continent twice. The first time I went off the continent is when I went to Turks and Caicos which is a part of Europe. The second time (I don't even know if this counts) I went to Maui, Hawaii. I think this should sorta count or at least count as like a half. Hawaii is 2,390 miles of the coast of California which is the closest to Hawaii you can get, so it's fairly far off and should count. So being able to not only get to get off the continent, but being able to go to a new and amazing place would be amazingly awesome.
The second reason is because I'd like to base jump off as high I can get on the Burj Khalifa. Base jumping is kind of like skydiving except you are jumping off a structure instead jumping out of a plane. Obviously you won't get nearly as much time in the air as you would skydiving because typical skydiving height is 12,000ft and the height of the Burj Khalifa (the tallest man-made structure) is only 2,700ft tall. But the trade off is that you get to see more stuff in higher detail than if you were skydiving. I've always been a curious little kid and wondered when I've been high up how fun it would be to fly through the air. And how much it would hurt to land. So I can't wait to base jump for the first time.
I got most of this information from Wikipedia.
Until next time Flies.
Dubai is on the south coast of the Persian Gulf. The rough latitude and longitude of Dubai are: 25ºN, 55ºE. Dubai has really come out as a city in the Middle East. In 1991 is was very dirty and not diverse. In 1996 oil was discovered. Now Dubai is one the most diverse places in the Middle East, as well as being a very developed city.
Dubai is home to the tallest man-made structure in the world named the "Burj Khalifa". The building itself cost USD $1.5 billion dollars. Construction started January 4 2004. The building opened January 6. The top antenna reaches to 2,722 ft tall and still stands today. There are 154 usable floors, 9 maintenance floors, 46 spire levels, and two under ground parking levels. The Burj Khalifa was built to diversify for an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to improve on international imprint. The main structure is made of reinforced concrete. The Burj Khalifa broke numerous height records making it a new tourist attraction for the rich and the regular. In the building there are 57 elevators and 8 escalators.
There are two reasons that I want to go to the Burj Khalifa.
The first reason is because I want to go to a country in the Middle East. I've only been to two countries other than the US. And in my entire lifetime I've only been of the continent twice. The first time I went off the continent is when I went to Turks and Caicos which is a part of Europe. The second time (I don't even know if this counts) I went to Maui, Hawaii. I think this should sorta count or at least count as like a half. Hawaii is 2,390 miles of the coast of California which is the closest to Hawaii you can get, so it's fairly far off and should count. So being able to not only get to get off the continent, but being able to go to a new and amazing place would be amazingly awesome.
The second reason is because I'd like to base jump off as high I can get on the Burj Khalifa. Base jumping is kind of like skydiving except you are jumping off a structure instead jumping out of a plane. Obviously you won't get nearly as much time in the air as you would skydiving because typical skydiving height is 12,000ft and the height of the Burj Khalifa (the tallest man-made structure) is only 2,700ft tall. But the trade off is that you get to see more stuff in higher detail than if you were skydiving. I've always been a curious little kid and wondered when I've been high up how fun it would be to fly through the air. And how much it would hurt to land. So I can't wait to base jump for the first time.
I got most of this information from Wikipedia.
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| This is a picture of the Burj Khalifa from ground level. Unfortunately I could not get the site name or url because it is a blocked website. |
Until next time Flies.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Bucket List: Maldives
These next few posts are going to about places that are on my bucket list to go to. For those very few of you who don't know what a bucket list is; it's basically a list of things one might want to do before they die. This one is dedicated the Maldives.
The Maldives is an island country and archipelago located in the Indian Ocean. It's coordinates are 3ºN and 73ºE, for those weirdos like me who love to know weird facts like this. The Maldives are just nearly off the coast of India. The Maldives stretch about 35,000 square miles. It's the smallest Asian country in both area and population.
The site where I got all of the info about the Maldives is Wikipedia.
The reason I want to go there most is to scuba dive. I got my scuba diving license when I was 14. The first place I went scuba diving was Oahu, Hawaii. But I've been told the the Maldives are simply breathtaking underwater if you know where to look and a good guide to show where to be at a moment. Utah is in the middle of the USA so a flight from here to there on a regular plane and since India is a 30 hour flight I estimate it would take about 35 hours. Now you would lose a lot more time because of the whole time switch thing and whatnot. But then again you would regain that time when you are on the way back... unless you decide to stay in that beautiful place.
The Maldives is an island country and archipelago located in the Indian Ocean. It's coordinates are 3ºN and 73ºE, for those weirdos like me who love to know weird facts like this. The Maldives are just nearly off the coast of India. The Maldives stretch about 35,000 square miles. It's the smallest Asian country in both area and population.
The site where I got all of the info about the Maldives is Wikipedia.
The reason I want to go there most is to scuba dive. I got my scuba diving license when I was 14. The first place I went scuba diving was Oahu, Hawaii. But I've been told the the Maldives are simply breathtaking underwater if you know where to look and a good guide to show where to be at a moment. Utah is in the middle of the USA so a flight from here to there on a regular plane and since India is a 30 hour flight I estimate it would take about 35 hours. Now you would lose a lot more time because of the whole time switch thing and whatnot. But then again you would regain that time when you are on the way back... unless you decide to stay in that beautiful place.
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| Look at this beautiful picture of on of the beaches in the Maldives! Image courtesy of letsgomaldives.com |
Sunday, September 20, 2015
First Post Flies
Hey Flies what's up?? I'm new at this so I'm not very good... yet. I go to Treasure Mountain in Park City. It's pretty nice here and usually we get great snow in the winter. I'm a skier not a snowboarder by the way. On my first actual snowboarding lesson I caught my front edge and stuck my hands out like an idiot. Which resulted in a buckle fractured wrist. For those of you who don't know what a buckle fracture is, it's when you bone bends slightly which makes a wrinkle. Kinda weird right? So back to skiing. I started to when I was 3. I'm a big mountain skier. I'm not very good at doing parks but watching others do them is pretty cool so I might just film some of my friends for them doing tricks.
So now to what this blog is about. In this blog I'm going to be talking about traveling. Like where to go if you want to have a certain experience.
I'm going to leave you guys with a suggestion for camping and for just going on a trip. These places are both in Utah.
For camping the Jordanelle is really fun if your cool with looking at the stars and not being in a forest. The Jordanelle is a reservoir that you can rent boats and tubes and waterskies and wake boards. Click here.
For just taking a trip I would suggest going to Bear Lake. Bear lake is a huge clearwater lake in the West of Utah. It also has places to rent boats but with more variety. And it has nice places to stay that aren't shoreside but are still super close.
So yah. This seems like its pretty fun and I'll end my first post with this. Until next time Flies.
So now to what this blog is about. In this blog I'm going to be talking about traveling. Like where to go if you want to have a certain experience.
I'm going to leave you guys with a suggestion for camping and for just going on a trip. These places are both in Utah.
For camping the Jordanelle is really fun if your cool with looking at the stars and not being in a forest. The Jordanelle is a reservoir that you can rent boats and tubes and waterskies and wake boards. Click here.
For just taking a trip I would suggest going to Bear Lake. Bear lake is a huge clearwater lake in the West of Utah. It also has places to rent boats but with more variety. And it has nice places to stay that aren't shoreside but are still super close.
So yah. This seems like its pretty fun and I'll end my first post with this. Until next time Flies.
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| Look at this cool fly! Science Daily |
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