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| Station wagons always win! |
| 05.31.04 (11:38 am) [edit] |
Well, almost! But it was definitely true this time. A station wagon won the demolition derby!!! Woohoo! Too bad I still don't have the old 1977 Ford Grand Torino that was the first car I drove. It would be prime demo derby fodder.....
We had a great time yesterday at the races. The highlight of the evening was the boat races - 10 cars, each pulling a boat (no trailer), smashing and bashing with all effort to destroy each other's boats. Oh yes, on the figure-eight track. The boats ranged in size from little dinghies (cheating as far as I'm concerned - too small of a target) to 20 foot bayliner types. What a riot! I think the boat race is the driver's favorite too.
The people watching factor was fairly good, though the number of mulletts was surprisingly small. :cry: The look of the day now seems to be baggy pants and ball caps. Oh well. Saw a few pierced punks, and quite a few heavily made up high-brow women. But mostly just normal people like us, having a good time at the races.
Nolan and his friend are busy playing video games this morning, it's very interesting listening to the dynamics between them. Nolan's friend is the second youngest of eight kids (only one girl), so you can imagine that there is a big difference in how they operate. They seem to be having a good time though, and I think it's good for Nolan to learn to deal with different personalities. After all, the real world isn't much like our home!!!
It's been a relaxing holiday weekend, and we even got our house cleaned up! Now there's a miracle if ever there was one :wink:
Blessings to all!
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| Boarding, blogging, bonding, and beading |
| 05.28.04 (6:25 pm) [edit] |
Well here we are and it's Friday night already! Where did this week go? Nothing too much going on here tonight. Nolan is playing snowboarding on his PS2, I'm blogging (to be followed by beading), and Chris is spending the evening with the upstairs neighbor, who is leaving for Japan in a few days.
We generally tend to be homebodies during the weekends. Chris works outdoors and has dealings with a wide variety of people, I work with the public all day at the library, and Nolan has just spent the week with 27+ kids. We're all ready for some downtime. It's not that we're antisocial or anything.....
Besides, we like our home even though it is small. We've been living in an apartment for almost four years, and it's pretty much full of books. I keep telling myself I should do an inventory of what we have, but that might take weeks! Ha ha. What we don't really like is the town we live in. It's a Naval community, and though I know many nice people in the Navy it does tend to create a transient population that doesn't care much. The schools are not real good, and the city council has allowed the town to become not much more than a strip mall of sorts. We're hoping to move a few miles to the south soon, which will put us actually in the school district where Nolan goes to school (his dad is already there, so getting Nolan into school was not a problem).
I'm not sure where all of this is going. Just rambling a bit. I've been reading and commenting on some of your blogs tonight. I sure enjoy the community here! But before I go, I think I'll give a shameless plug for -
MY OTHER BLOG
http://librarianguish.blogdrive.com/" title="http://librarianguish.blogdrive.com/" target="_blank"http://librarianguish.blogdri...
That is the place where I rant and rave about all sorts of things, and keep a great long list of interesting links. Anyhow, I think you all might like it! I also started it before I found tBlog (Thanks Sulky!) and have invested a great deal of work into it. Hence my disinclination to give it up. AND, if you're really lucky, in the next couple of days I'll probably writing an extreme rant about why I hate manga. You're in for a treat there, oh boy.
All right, time to go play Hogwarts Trivia with Nolan (who is currently singing to the cat). Have a wonderful weekend everybody!!
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| Detached eyeballs and squirrellish tendencies |
| 05.25.04 (8:04 pm) [edit] |
A few days back, Nolan and I decided to add the "Weather in Hell" picture over there on the right. It is supposed to change every day, but thus far is still holding steady at detached eyeballs - not that we have anything against eyeballs falling from the sky! Maybe that's just the point though - in hell, the weather never changes!
On another note, Nolan has now taken on the behavior of a squirrel. I'm afraid the little bite on his finger did more damage than initially thought. Not only is he demanding I feed him his apple by hand, but he is making strange chkoo noises and attacked my leg as I walked across the living room! [[i]anybody who has ever dealt with squirrels on a college campus knows that they are one of the most dangerous animals on earth[/i]]
Maybe it was a vampire squirrel. I hope my boy recovers, but if not I'll be sure to get good pictures and sell them on eBay for lots of money! At least we can pay for his college education that way.
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| Big weekend ahead! |
| 05.25.04 (4:08 pm) [edit] |
We're all looking forward to the holiday weekend coming up. And what, you say, could make our holiday so special?
We're going to the Demolition Derby, baby! That's right, cars smashing into each other - smoke - squealing tires - all that good stuff.
It's become a tradition with us to make it to at least one demolition derby every year. Usually we hit the one on the 4th of July, but this year there's other things going on, so this will probably be our only chance. Nolan is very excited because he gets to bring a friend for the first time, too.
It somehow seems un-PC to like a demolition derby, but how can you not?!! Not only do they do the grand finale smash-up, but where we go they do extreme contact figure eights, school bus figure eights (you heard correctly), and boat races - each car pulls a boat behind it around the track (no trailer) and whoever crosses the finish line first with his boat still attached wins! Very exciting. And absolutely insane.
And the people watching.......sometimes even more interesting than the races!
We'll report back when it's all finished, and include Nolan's commentary on the event.
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| Volunteering |
| 05.22.04 (9:04 pm) [edit] |
I've been volunteering at Nolan's school library since right after spring break, and though I knew I'd like it, I didn't realize how much!
Some of you know that I just finished my Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS - you get four letters now) in December. When I started, I wanted to be a children's librarian, but due to scheduling and circumstances I didn't take a single children's services course. Anyhow, I'm still employed part time as what we call a PSA, which is not a professional librarian position. I've applied for a couple of positions, but since I'm not moving from my island home and don't really want to drive excessive amounts to get to work, my possibilities are limited.
Which brings me back to my volunteer work - a fine use of my extra hours during the week! The school doesn't actually have a librarian, they just have a "para-educator." She and I have hit it off very well, and she's been very happy to have a "real" librarian hanging around to help. I'm sad that we'll be winding down for summer break soon, and I'm going to miss it!
I've done all sorts of things, from shelving books to typing spine labels, to entering books into the database and preparing them for circulation. And yesterday I got to read a story to a kindergarten class! Great fun. It's so great to walk into an environment where I'm allowed to do just about anything having to do with the library - rather than having to follow stricter delineations of job duties at the public library.
The kids are loads of fun too. And did you know that if you talk to them like they're a normal person, they're more likely to behave appropriately? Fascinating. So refreshing to talk to them!
Now that I've spent some time there, I would love to actually work there. The library needs lots of loving attention, which I'm happy to provide for free, but I think I'd really enjoy being there all the time. Of course, I think I'd have to go back to school to get a teaching certificate to be official. Sigh. What's a few thousand more dollars?
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| Thieving Scum - Portland Alert! |
| 05.21.04 (3:53 pm) [edit] |
If you live in the Portland, Oregon area or know people that do, please pass on the news -
[b]AMADAN'S GEAR TRAILER WAS STOLEN.[/b] :evil:
The contents included guitars, a drum set, mics, assorted gear, and a 1929 Banjolin that was on loan to the band. Pictures are posted on the website. The band has been forced to cancel shows this weekend while they regroup, but hope to be up and running by next week.
Now, my feelings here are almost causing a string of very nasty swear words to pop out. Why does there always have to be some *#!*# jackass that has to go and ruin things for the good people of the world? It just disgusts me that people can be so rotten for their own selfish gains. I wonder, was it just a coincidental burglary, or did the thieves know exactly what they were taking? The trailer isn't marked in any way to indicate what's inside, from what I recall. Either way, should the thieves be caught they will be facing a very angry army of Amadan fans who would protect their lads with, shall we say, much zeal!
Amadan, we love you and hope this sorry incident ends soon with a happy ending.
p.s. This is pretty much the same post that I put on my other blog this morning. It's very important that the word get out. Thanks!
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| Commentary from Nolan |
| 05.20.04 (12:49 pm) [edit] |
Don't know if this will work, due to tBlog problems, but will give it a shot anyhow.
As is common these days, Nolan had some very astute comment the other day as we drove to school in the morning.
"Humans need more predators. We have too much population. There should be dragons, two dragons on each continent to eat people."
We did discuss how people are self-predators, and that things such as bears, tigers, and crocodiles occasionally eat people. And of course viruses do their part as well.
It reminds me of a favorite line from [i]Fight Club[/i]:
"We're just a virus with shoes."
Hope that server problems are fixed soon :)
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| Nolan 0, Red Squirrel, 1 |
| 05.17.04 (10:18 am) [edit] |
Yesterday we had a lovely visit with my parents at a nearby campground where they stay when in the area. The weather turned out great, we walked on the beach, and had a good dinner - mom's fried chicken is ALWAYS good!
Nolan made a caperpillar world on a small table - sticks, rocks, and assorted plants and leaves; then found several caterpillars to wander around his creation.
My parents always hang a bird feeder up, and this time there were several chipmunks and squirrels hanging around so they put sunflower seeds on the ground too. One gutsy little red squirrel didn't care how close we got while he was eating, so Nolan decided to try and feed him off his hand. All well and good, but when the little bugger took the seeds his tooth nicked Nolan's finger, even drawing a little blood. Little devil! :evil: It startled Nolan more than anything, and he's in one piece now.
No school today - weather make up day that didn't have to be used! Lucky kid.
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| More Nolan factoids |
| 05.15.04 (12:45 pm) [edit] |
Nolan has granted us all another look into his inner workings by answering the following questions (as transcribed directly by me, Mom). Enjoy!
[b]1: Grab a book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4, write down what it says:[/b]
your eyes.”
[b]2: Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?:[/b]
a candle, clear glass and tan colored wax
[b]3: What is the last thing you watched on TV?:[/b]
Survivor
[b]4: WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what the time is:[/b]
12:30
[b]5: Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?:[/b]
12:20
[b]6: With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?: [/b]
PS2 game SSX Tricky (snowboarding)
[b]7: When did you last step outside? what were you doing?: [/b]
this morning, going to pick up the PS2 game (see above), and coffee and cocoa with mom
[b]8: before you came to this website, what did you look at?:[/b]
Today’s “Weather in Hell”
[b]9: what are you wearing?: [/b]
Blue checked flannel pants, orange t-shirt
[b]10: Did you dream last night?:[/b]
The night before last, I dreamed I could retract my fingers into stubs
[b]11: George Bush: a power-crazy nut case, or... [/b]
Oil maniac psychedelic
[b]12: Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?: [/b]
Lina
[b]13: Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?: [/b]
Doon
[b]14: Would you ever consider living abroad?: [/b]
Of course! Ireland.
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[b]1. Type your name into Google.
2. Pick five sites you like.[/b]
The Nolan quiz program http://www.catb.org/~esr/nolan/README
Neohapsis Archives http://archives.neohapsis.com...
The Nolan Newsletter http://www.renolan.com/news/3...
Supreme Court of Appeals West Virginia http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/...
The Rodent's Burrow http://ken.coar.org/burrow/in...+Nolan
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| I spent two days with 75 fourth graders and lived to tell about it |
| 05.13.04 (11:13 am) [edit] |
Where do I begin? How do you describe two very long days with over 75 fourth graders? How can you possibly convey the continuous state of organized chaos?!!!! Rather than a blow by blow account of the trip, I'll just share with you some of the highlights and my observations on the creature that is a fourth grader. This is a long post, but I wanted to get all of it covered.
The trip went off with mostly no hitches, except for one that could have been utter disaster. We're talking really bad. Fortunately, all came out okay, as you will see...
Let's just start off with the would-be disaster, shall we? Get it out of the way? Okay, good.
As part of our whilrwind tour, we were scheduled to visit the top of the Smith Tower during our layover in Seattle. The teachers had visited the tower in person and talked to the people there, and had been assured there would be no problem getting everybody to the top and back down in our alotted time. So we hustled off the train to the tower, and all waited patiently in the lobby as each elevator load headed for the 35th floor observation deck. My group was in one of the middle groups to head to the top. Once we were there, we walked around the the tower, saw the sights of Seattle from above. It was pretty darn cool. HOWEVER, very quickly my mama grizzly instincts kicked in, and I decided to get my group back down soon. No dawdling necessary - been there, seen that, let's go. We were on the 2nd elevator load to return down, and with the first group to return to the train.
I bet you can see where this is going, can't you?
Never mind the fact that there were still people that hadn't even gone to the top - it was quickly decided that they should get back to the train. The problem was getting the people down that were up top. We were sitting on the train, and pretty soon the attendant started closing the doors to the cars. I looked around at the half empty car, and saw my son's teacher with a rather distressed look on her face. There was truly a moment of near panic as we expected the train to depart without a large percentage of our group! Pretty soon a group came running up, and then another, and finally the last group made it. WHEW! Thank you Amtrak for your understanding (I guess it was a stretch, but kindness won out over scheduling). :)
I almost forgot - as we were walking back to the train station, we passed a mentally disturbed woman that was shouting obscenities at passersby - G-D- M-F- Sons of B-! Over and over again. You've never seen children be quiet so fast!
Once everybody relaxed, the rest of the trip went fairly well. There were a few incidents of naughty children, but overall the kids were great.
The sleeping arrangements were interesting - we slept on a supposedly carpeted school gymnasium floor. It's just that they were the proud owners of a brand new wood floor. Oh well. We spread ourselves out all over the floor - boys at one end, girls at the end with the bathroom, and parents down the middle and here and there throughout the masses. There was some disturbance after the lights went out, especially from the girls, who didn't think it necessary to be quiet. I fell asleep quicker than expected, right after "Mrs. Sherman, somebody put Sarah's shoes in the toilet!" I have never been so thankful not to be in charge as I was at that moment! I never did hear who the culprit was.
The second day we toured the Capitol, lots of fun. My favorite part was the conservatory full of neat plants, but that's just me. Oh yes - they had baby praying mantises, less than an inch long!
The train, ferry, and bus ride home went smoothly. I had a killer headache, and felt not quite right, so was very glad to get home. And it was so quiet, too....
Now, my observations.
To my surprise, most of the problems came from the girls! They were squirrelly, some of them had a hard time staying with their groups (gotta be with my friends!), and of course there was the difficulties getting to sleep. My mother corroberated this, saying that when she was a teacher it was always the fourth grade girls that were the nastiest of all. Huh. Who'd a thunk it?
The maturity level varies incredibly wide. I know that Nolan has changed a lot this year, and it was interesting to see how different the kids can be.
There were a couple of boys that were BAD. Every time I heard the one's mother saying something to him, it was either "Knock it off!" or "Don't say that, it's not appropriate!" My impression was that she had no control over him at all. The two boys together spells nothing but bad news. Nolan called the two of them plus one girl in his class "the circle of conflict." Astute observation, I'm sure.
Most kids are very capable of behaving well. My group, which consisted just of Nolan and his best friend Dylan, was exceptionally good. I knew that Nolan would be, and I was very impressed by his friend as well. The two of them entertained themselves on the train, playing cards and working on their journals - no running around like many of the other kids. I made sure Dylan's mom knew how good he was when we got back, too.
The parent chaperones. Well, let me just say that your attitude going into the trip fully determines if you have a good time or not. My attitude was of course that I wouldn't miss it nor would I let my kid go without me. One of the other moms was there because her daughter wouldn't go without [i]her[/i]. As you can guess, she didn't have as good a time. The parents that I did have a chance to talk to were great - none of the snobbery and competition we encounter sometimes.
The teachers get all the credit for bravery and organization! This was only the second year to do this trip (the first and last for the Smith Tower). It has been a great year and they are all three exemplary teachers.
I would do it again in an instant.
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| Gas prices - again! |
| 05.13.04 (10:01 am) [edit] |
Before I entertain you all with tales of our adventure, I must make one comment about gas prices.
On Monday when we left, it was $2.09, and on Wednesday morning it was $2.21. Twelve cents in two days? This is just ridiculous. I'm afraid to drive by today, though it might be amusing and I should probably go fill up the tank.
Sigh. :x
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| T minus 11 hours..... |
| 05.09.04 (8:55 pm) [edit] |
The big fun fun trip is less than 12 hours away! I've just finished packing, and will soon be heading to bed for a good night's rest. I talked to Nolan today (over at his dad's for the weekend), and he is equally excited about the trip.
I have really lucked out - only two kids in my group, Nolan and his friend Dylan. Apparently there are more boy's parents going than girl's parents, thus the small group. Hooray!
I will take notes along the way, and report back on our adventures mid-week. Until then, happy sailing wherever you may be!
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| Nolan's fortune cookie |
| 05.07.04 (11:48 pm) [edit] |
The last time we had Chinese food, Nolan got a great fortune:
You are a bundle of energy, always on the go.
It's very true, and he thought it was "freaky." Such a funny boy.
:)
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| The big trip - bus, ferry, train |
| 05.07.04 (8:51 am) [edit] |
Next week Nolan's class will be taking an overnight trip to the state capital. In fact, the entire 4th grade is going! This sounds very crazy, but I think it's going to be great.
I'm going of course - you wouldn't think I'd let that kid go off in the hands of strangers, would you? GRRRRRRRR
We first leave school by bus, then drive to the ferry. On the other side, the buses will drop us at the train station. We take the train to Olympia, with a stop in Seattle. I'm glad I'm not in charge of logistics!!!
In Olympia we'll be sleeping over at a nearby elementary school, and they will be feeding us dinner, breakfast and lunch. And get this - apparently this school is so progressive they use organic food. Wow! How cool is that.
I think I may be more excited about this trip than Nolan is. I told him I was going to run up and down the aisles of the train waving my arms and yelling. But I won't, because I don't want to get sent home!
So many parents are going, I will probably only have three kids in my group, including my own. Easy to keep track of.
Not much else to say yet, but we'll report back when we're back. :D
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| Nolan tells more! |
| 05.05.04 (8:44 pm) [edit] |
It is now time more more probing of Nolan's mind for the information that YOU want to know.
First, he would like to be another mythical creature today, the Salamander:
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[b]If I were a color, I'd be[/b] - green
[b]If I were a sound, I'd be[/b] - the sound of our fat cat meowing
[b]If I were an element, I'd be[/b] - air
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[b]If I were a song, I'd be[/b] - [i]Birds[/i], by That One Guy
[b]If I were a movie, I'd be[/b] - [i]Return of the King[/i]
Added at Nolan's insistence:
[b]If I were a mythical person, I'd be[/b] - Drizzt the Drow Ranger
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Or Snig the Axe
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[b]If I were a food, I'd be[/b] - double fudge ice cream
[b]If I were a material, I'd be[/b] - a dragon hide cloak
[b]If I were a taste, I'd be[/b] - toasted marshmallow
[b]If I were a scent, I'd be[/b] - marshmallow
[b]If I were a word, I'd be[/b] - dragon or spider
[b]If I were a body part, I'd be[/b] - spider pedipalps
[b]If I were a facial expression, I'd be[/b] - staring into a book
[b]If I were a shape, I'd be[/b] - an octagon
[b]If I were a number, I'd be[/b] - 102
[b]If I were a bird, I'd be[/b] - a golden eagle
[b]If I were a bug (arachnid), I'd be[/b] - death stalker scorpion
[b]If I were an instrument, I'd be[/b] - guitar
[b]If I were a place, I'd be[/b] - an undiscovered planet that holds life
[b]If I were a disorder, I'd be[/b] - Zemmiphobia http://www.phobialist.com/#Z-...
[b]If I were a band, I'd be[/b] - Amadan
Thank your friends for visiting again! Time for bed and a story now.
Cheers![LINE]
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| Gas prices |
| 05.05.04 (12:40 pm) [edit] |
Well, today the least expensive gas station in town veritably leaped over the $2.00 mark ($1.97 - $2.05 in one jump).
I yelled loudly as we drove by, but Nolan just said,
"Well, that proves my theory that we're running out of oil."
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| Nolan tells all! |
| 05.04.04 (7:17 pm) [edit] |
Or at least a little bit. Nolan has agreed to answer a few questions so you can all get to know him a bit better. We've come to call this "Sulky's List," since it was originally mined from her blog (see link to left, I am still figuring out the link waza for tBlog).
Okay, here goes...
[b]If I were a month, I'd be[/b] - July
[b]If I were a day of the week, I'd be[/b] - Friday
[b]If I were a piece of furniture, I'd be[/b] - a mirror that could see a mirror that could see out a window
[b]If I were a liquid, I'd be[/b] - chocolate milk
[b]If I were a piece of clothing, I'd be[/b] - a sweatshirt
[b]If I were a flower or plant, I'd be[/b] - a snapdragon
[b]If I were a season, I'd be[/b] - winter
[b]If I were a mythical creature, I'd be[/b] - an Aspect of Lolth
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This is the end of questions for this evening, we hope you have enjoyed it. Stay tuned for further mind-probing soon.
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| Radishes |
| 05.04.04 (12:36 pm) [edit] |
One day, when Nolan was much younger (~ 4), he and I were talking about the farm we'd have some day and all the plants we would grow. He mentioned radishes, and I told him I don't like them. He said,
"We'll just grow them for display purposes then."
:D
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| Aha! |
| 05.03.04 (12:02 pm) [edit] |
I've got it - this is now THE place to come for stories about Nolan, my kid.
I will brag, boast, gloat, and recount tales of the life of Nolan. 8)
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| nagging doubts |
| 05.03.04 (9:55 am) [edit] |
The other day, I was recounting a small tale of comical woe to my son Nolan, who is almost 10. I needed to buy gas, but wanted to pick up groceries first. As I drove by the gas station, I actually thought "watch, they'll raise the price before I get back." Which of course, they did. Up two cents to $1.97. So what does he say to me?
"You really need to listen to your nagging doubts."
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by Allen Kurzweil
Pure Dead Brilliant (audiotape)
by Debi Gliori
The Amulet of Samarkand, the Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1 (audiotape)
by Jonathan Stroud
The Thief Lord
by Cornelia Funke
Hank the Cowdog (audiotapes)
by John Erickson
My quest to read the Newberry Award winning books!
This is slow going, but I will do it!!
Finished
The Tale of Despereaux - Kate DiCamillo (2004)
Crispin, The Cross of Lead - Avi (2003)
A Single Shard - Linda Sue Park (2002)
Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson (1978)
The Witch of Blackbird Pond - Elizabeth George Speare (1959)
Caddie Woodlawn - Carol Ryrie Brink (1936)
It's raining meat
And I can't see my own two feet
Two tone tan
Falling heat
Stay long around
Butt scrapes the ground
Look to the moon
It's raining meat
Raining meat
Hard as hell
And the news man thinks it's neat
-That One Guy
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