Favorite thing to do in free time

Well, the favorite way to spend my free time is to first get the important things out of the way like extra work around the house and things along the lines of that. After all that is out of the way, I like to do my hobbies such as: video games, going to hang out with a friend or two, and maybe family every now and then, going places I have never been, watching movies, and more. I could list more, but I don't feel like typing that much today.

I think what Anne could do to get along with her mother and the Van Daans better is to maybe offer helping around the place more and acting nice to her mom regardless if the mom is in a bad mood or not. Or maybe she could arrange herself to have more girl to girl talk with her mom so they can adapt better. As for the Van Daans, she could maybe just be nicer like I said before and offer to do more (to what she is able to do). I think by doing those things, she can earn more respect from both sides.

Difference between crush and love

I think there's a big difference between a crush and love. A crush is usually used in minor terms. Love is a much stronger word, so basically I see having a crush as just puppy love (otherwise, dating and things of that nature). Love means you want everything to do with that person and you want to spend the rest of your life with them. And that's what I basically see in the difference.

How I can relate to the book

The book doesn't really remind me of anything I can think of. Only thing that comes to mind is world war 2 itself and the great depression. Some ways Anne is like a normal teen is that she writes in a diary and has one in general, which a lot of teens do, trapped or not. She also thinks like one, too. She's just like every other teenager, only difference is she lives a life of more misfortune. I don't really see myself in any of the characters as well as anyone in my family. But I can't imagine what they had to endure that entire time. I think anyone would go insane if they had to live through that.

Ms. Van Daan is described as selfish and not content. She is a hard person to agree with. The only time she appears nice is when she's around strangers and men. It is often easy to make a mistake while knowing her for a short time.

The Father

I think the father is supportive by keeping her alive; giving her food, somewhere to sleep, going to the bathroom, keeping in social tact with her, etc... His personality seems caring and determined. He cares very much about their safety. their well being, and staying alive. And that's pretty much the father.

I didn't really see anything new or interesting yesterday. It was all stuff I've seen before. So I have nothing to comment on. But if I had to recommend it or anything, I guess I would say yes if you're interested in old buildings, history and such. Otherwise, no. In my personal opinion, I think it's is a boring city with not much to do at all.

I think a good way to get the news is through the paper because not everybody can afford the Internet plus there's usually more to read/do in the paper. It's also good for older people who don't know how to use computers. Internet is a good way, too, since it saves you a trip to the store. But the absolute best way to get the news, in my opinion, is the TV. It's the most entertaining way to receive news, plus it's best for weather alerts. It informs you quicker than both the computer and newspaper. So if I had to list what's best for news from greatest to poorest. I would put TV as number one, newspaper as number two, and computer as number three. Don't get me wrong, they're all convenient in their little ways, this is just an opinion.

What's missing in the diary is the main information like the economic state, news stories, military happenings, etc... The good things to come out of the book is the inriguing fact of one person's views, opinions, and telling the story along the way in great detail.

Well, since I wasn't here for the past couple of weeks, I haven't leanred that much.
What I do know is that they live in a cramped, crowded home so they don't get caught by the Nazis. They can't go outside due to risk, and they have very little to do inside the house. Nothing else comes to mind in terms of learning anything.

Something I would miss the most if I were hiding in a cramped place like that would be fresh air and getting to actually live life. Staying in a place like that and never going outside must have been really bad for their vitamin D. I couldn't imagine the depression the had to endure. But at least 2 extra years of living is better than none.

I think the families chose to help because they felt sympathy for them and wanted to prevent anyone else who was considered a "Jew" from dieing. The families did as much as they could to help. Every time they would need something (like food), they would go out and get it for them, but it was very limited supplies. Though they were all in a really crammed place, at least they were safe for the time being.

Anne Frank has the first published book in Dutch, it explains her life and the Holocaust. She was born in the year of 1929. She had one sibling, which was her sister Margot. They lived in Frankfurt Germany until Anne was the age of four. In 1933, the Nazi party came into play, whose leader was Adolf Hitler. They were a very hateful and heartless group of people who were against multiple groups. Mainly Jewish people were the blamed. Anne was Jewish, so she had to depart from her hometown to escape to a safer place. They ended up going to Amsterdam int he Netherlands. Later on, Germany ended up invading and taking over several countries such as: France, Poland, and many other countries in Europe. Anne's story unfortunately does not have a peaceful ending. After two hard years of hiding and not able to do much of anything, they were betrayed. Someone informed the Nazis where they were hiding and they were taken away by the police and imprisoned with the rest in camps. Millions have died counting Anne and Margot Frank. Anne was loved and adored by millions and will never be forgotten.

Something that makes me happy

Something that makes me happy and glad to have is a decent living and a roof above my head. I couldn't imagine what it'd be like to be homeless. I usually see a few homeless people every day while walking to school and I feel bad for them. Another thing I'm happy for is having a good and not abusive family, and having friends that are the same way. Those are the main things I'm happy and thankful for. Hopefully they remain.

A reality show I would like to be in is 'Operation Repo'. I've been watching it for a couple months now and it's one of my favorite shows. It brings both realistic and awkward humor. It would be fun to work with one of the crew members; don't care which one it is. I think it would be an all-out fantasic experience.

Since I was absent yesterday, I pretty much don't know anything about the girl's life. However, I would like to know more about the holocaust and more specifically how it went down. So far all I know is that millions of Germans died during the crisis. It was especially sad that they were targeting specific people (namely Jews) to kill. Also to mention the other countries he took over and killed its people, too. It will be interesting to know more about this. I'm looking forward to it.

I don't exactly know what the holocaust is, but I have some ideas on what it may be. I've heard it used in sentences and stuff before, and it sounds like it's some sort of great disaster or catastrophe. I would like to know more about it so I can fully understand its concept.

Today, since I can't think of anything else to talk about, I'm gonna talk about my dog. We've had her for quite some time now. We got her at eight months old and now she's four years old. She's a black pug and her name is Bella. She likes to eat a lot. She takes a medication for her skin problems that increases her appetite a lot. She'll mess you up bad if you go near her while she's eating; same goes if she's chewing on a toy she really likes. Other than that, she's a friendly dog, but nervous as well (another side effect from her medication). And that's pretty much her. Nothing much else to talk about.

Billy (the character I made up), has been living peacefully on his farm. Everything was bright, happy and going his way. But one day, he decided to tune in to the news. He was watching it for a few minutes when all of a sudden, the weatherman popped up on the screen warning everyone of an incoming tornado. It was right in Billy's area. Billy panicked and didn't know what to do. He had livestock outside. What was he to do? He didn't have a cellar nor a basement. He reached over tot he phone to call some friends to see if they could help. But right in the middle of the ringing, the phone lines went dead. He tried his cell phone, too, and that didn't work either. He looked outside and seen heavy rain and severe thunder and lightning with the pitch black clouds. It was closer than he thought. Billy was panicking so much that he started to hyperventilate. Then hope arrived, he seen a chopper up in the sky and decided to race outside, risking his life by getting struck by lightning, to get the attention of the chopper. He waved his arms profusely. He knew he had to leave his animals behind, which he felt bad about, but at least he'd be alive. The chopper lowered seeing Billy's call for help. The chopper lowered enough to descend the ladder. But right when Billy was about to grab hold of the ladder, the copter got struck by a vicious bolt of lightning. Billy got off and backed up as quickly as he could, but it wasn't enough, Billy got caught in the explosion and burnt his skin and bones alive. What was gonna be left of his livestock? Well, the tornado eventually arrived and swept out all his livestock; not one living thing to be found. Everything was dead then the tornado lived happily ever after.

I first found out about this earthquake yesterday. I saw it on the front page of Yahoo. I read the article on it and it's unfortunate that such devastation had to happen. Hopefully they'll clean everything up soon and the country of Haiti can live in peace again.

This character I'm gonna talk about is gonna me made up. I'm going to name him Billy and he lives in Texas. He runs a farm and has tons of animals. 1 pig, 2 horses and 3 cows. He doesn't have chickens because he's allergic to them. His occupation is a Wal-Mart manager. His income is decent. Something interesting about Billy is that he has three fingers on his right hand and four on his left. The accident happened when he was slicing meat one day with a really sharp knife. After in shock, he fell and hit his head, which also caused severe brain damage. As a result from that, he has frequent memory loss. Aside from all the trauma, Billy enjoys life at its fullest. A bad habit Billy has is staring at strangers and laughing at them for no reason. It's quite embarrassing when someone else is with him. You may be wondering what Billy looks like. Well, he has short brown hair, brown eyes, he's 6'0 and a little chubby. He often wears overalls and a straw hat. And there you have it! That's Billy.

A place I know well is my room. It's probably the place I spend most when I'm in the house. There's not much to explain about the environment. It's kinda small and pretty packed, so there's not that much space to just roam around. It's usually pretty quiet, and theres really no smell (unless my dog is in it). The feeling is usually warm. It's rare for my room to get cold. As for the way it looks, it's nothing really. Just pretty much a square, except for the left hand corner where my closet is. There, there's a little cave thing (don't know exactly what you call it). That's my room, nothing special, just casual.

Today I'm gonna write about what happened in my day so far.

I got up pretty early, around 7:00, because I had a doctor's appointment to go to. It was a somewhat long wait in the lobby room. I can get very impatient sometimes and I almost walked out. It's like the wait is five times longer than the actual appointment; it's ridiculous!
I got home at around 8:30-8:45, had a small breakfast, did daily morning stuff, and finished some chores. It was then time to go to school, so I did, walked to the bus stop, and for some odd reason, there was a license plate hanging above where the bus scheduled was pinned (I was in a bus shelter). I was gonna turn it in, but two problems: For one, no police around, and secondly, I don't wanna risk missing my bus. Oh well, if it's there by the time I get back, I'll turn it in (if I don't forget about it). So eventually the bus came, I boarded and now I'm here at school! It's surprising how there's such a lot to talk about for just a few hours of life. Most of it is rambling, though. Well, nonetheless, I wrote a lengthy blog.

1. I was born in 1992.

2. In my first few years, I lived in a small town.

3. At age 4, I started grade school.

5. In second grade, I moved to Keizer and attended a bigger school.

6. In 2003, I switched from grade school to middle school.

7. I learned a lot throughout the years I was in middle school.

8. In 2006, I graduated from middle school and started high school.

9. I attended high school freshmen year and half of sophomore year.

10. In late 2007, I started home schooling.

11. In late 2008, I went back to my high school to do the "bridge program".

12. I Dropped out soon after and went almost a year without school.

13. Late 2009-present, I'm here and trying to acquire a GED.

Any time I recall breaking the rules/law is when I litter, which I do every once in awhile when I'm too lazy to throw something away. I realize there would be consequences if I were to be caught. I usually look around to see if anyone is around before I do it. I usually take advantage of littering at parades.

Winter Break

Over break, I primarily did what a lot of people presumably did; and that's celebrate Christmas. On the 19th, we had our annual family get-together; where we sit, visit and have a dinner. On the 24th, we celebrate actual Christmas (just immediate family). We more of celebrate it on eve than morning since a lot of us (not including me) have to work the following day. All of us got pretty good presents. There was more this year under the tree compared to the past few previous years. We were actually quite spoiled this year if I don't say so myself, but that's just my opinion. After Christmas day, not much else happened during break, except for the brief blanket of snow we had outside. It was fun to watch while it lasted. I'd say overall, this break was relaxing and enjoyable. Hopefully it's like this for the years to come.