Showed some magic tricks to a bunch of Ugandan kids today. They were a very good audience. They enjoyed it greatly.
Our hosts sent us with some Ugandan guys to a market. They gave us each a list of fruits and vegetables to buy, and we had a certain amount of money to use. It was sort of a competition. We had to see who could get the best fruits for the best price. The guys with us had orders not to help with bargaining or anything at all, just to make sure we didn't get ourselves killed somehow. I ended up spending more money but getting more fruits. I think my dad may have won overall, though. :(
That's mostly it.
~JCS
Thursday, February 18, 2010
February 12
Learned to take public transportation in Kampala today. Rode a bunch of boda bodas. They're really fun. It's just a motorcycle that you ride on the back on. It's probably really dangerous, but it's still really fun.
Showed a couple of magic tricks to the Hope Alive! staff. They were impressed. I also taught them to juggle. They weren't very good.
I ate rice, which is out of the ordinary for me.
~JCS
Showed a couple of magic tricks to the Hope Alive! staff. They were impressed. I also taught them to juggle. They weren't very good.
I ate rice, which is out of the ordinary for me.
~JCS
February 11
I lost my passport in the aiport today. We had to run across the airport to get it back. That was exciting.
I watched a buttload of movies on the plane. It got annoying when the screen kept randomly dying.
I took a whole lot of pictures in Kampala when we first arrived. I usually don't do that.
Not too much that's extremely crazy. But I think that simply the fact that I am in Uganda is out of the ordinary enough.
~JCS
I watched a buttload of movies on the plane. It got annoying when the screen kept randomly dying.
I took a whole lot of pictures in Kampala when we first arrived. I usually don't do that.
Not too much that's extremely crazy. But I think that simply the fact that I am in Uganda is out of the ordinary enough.
~JCS
Saturday, February 13, 2010
February 10
Started off the day by going to school. Today was class picture day. For the "funny" picture, me and Accordion Dude stood backwards with our hoods up and hands crossed behind our backs, so it looked like we were facing forward, in a way. Or, at least it looked like some faceless people with their arms crossed looking at the camera.
Left school early to go to the airport. Took a plane. Nothing too exciting there.
In Dubai, we had an overnight layover, so we parked somewhere and tried to sleep. Didn't work so well. I had a fun time walking along the moving crosswalk things - the floor escalators, whatever you call them.
I named the Blonde One. She wondered what her name would be, so here it is.
Don't think there's much else to report.
~JCS
Left school early to go to the airport. Took a plane. Nothing too exciting there.
In Dubai, we had an overnight layover, so we parked somewhere and tried to sleep. Didn't work so well. I had a fun time walking along the moving crosswalk things - the floor escalators, whatever you call them.
I named the Blonde One. She wondered what her name would be, so here it is.
Don't think there's much else to report.
~JCS
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
February 9
Let me think...
Practiced my magic tricks for a while after school. I'm going to do some for the kids in Uganda.
I played with fire in chemistry, lighting paper cups on fire. That was very exciting. I also played with molten lead for a while.
~JCS
Practiced my magic tricks for a while after school. I'm going to do some for the kids in Uganda.
I played with fire in chemistry, lighting paper cups on fire. That was very exciting. I also played with molten lead for a while.
~JCS
February 8
Stayed up to watch the Super Bowl. Didn't get any sleep at all except for half an hour in the second quarter. It was a boring first half. I slept for an hour after the game before school. I was suprisingly functional during school hours. I slept again for an hour and a half after school before band. Woke up ten minutes before I was supposed to be at band and barely made it on time.
Talked to the Poetic Photographer for almost an hour on the phone. It was fun. There are few people who I could talk to for that long.
Did some packing for my trip to Uganda. That's about it.
~JCS
Talked to the Poetic Photographer for almost an hour on the phone. It was fun. There are few people who I could talk to for that long.
Did some packing for my trip to Uganda. That's about it.
~JCS
February 7
First day of the week.
Had first rehearsal for one of the plays I'm in. Only half the cast showed up, so I texted Singer Girl for a while.
Filmed some more of the 50's video. I think we finished it off. Played Wii with Aflac (that's a nickname, for those of you who don't know him) and a couple of others 'til midnight, then stayed up to watch the Super Bowl. Nothing really outright crazy except for staying up for the game.
~JCS
Had first rehearsal for one of the plays I'm in. Only half the cast showed up, so I texted Singer Girl for a while.
Filmed some more of the 50's video. I think we finished it off. Played Wii with Aflac (that's a nickname, for those of you who don't know him) and a couple of others 'til midnight, then stayed up to watch the Super Bowl. Nothing really outright crazy except for staying up for the game.
~JCS
Saturday, February 6, 2010
February 6
Pretty packed day.
Got a haircut first. That was slightly boring. Then I went and filmed another Valentine's Day movie, this time 50's style. That was pretty all-around crazy.
Had jazz band practice. Wore a dress shirt and tux jacket with jeans. Played my solos well I think.
Went to BK afterwards. I ran ahead to pick up Singer Friend. (I've decided to name all my friends things like this just for fun. We'll see if you can pick up on who everyone is.) I got lost on the way to her house, and I'm okay with admitting that. I ended up finding it, though, and we went to BK. When we got there, we danced the YMCA outside for a couple of minutes. People thought we were crazy. It was fun.
That's about it.
~JCS
Got a haircut first. That was slightly boring. Then I went and filmed another Valentine's Day movie, this time 50's style. That was pretty all-around crazy.
Had jazz band practice. Wore a dress shirt and tux jacket with jeans. Played my solos well I think.
Went to BK afterwards. I ran ahead to pick up Singer Friend. (I've decided to name all my friends things like this just for fun. We'll see if you can pick up on who everyone is.) I got lost on the way to her house, and I'm okay with admitting that. I ended up finding it, though, and we went to BK. When we got there, we danced the YMCA outside for a couple of minutes. People thought we were crazy. It was fun.
That's about it.
~JCS
February 5
Another mostly stay-at-home day. I made salsa from scratch. That was exciting. While I was in the kitchen, I decided to make chocolate chip cookies as well.
I filmed a short movie for Valentine's Day. Had a couple of friends over.
We went to some friends' for dinner, and I played for a while with their 1 1/2 year old son. I played with play-dough for the first time in quite a few years. That was pretty fun. We also played other games and whatnot.
~JCS
I filmed a short movie for Valentine's Day. Had a couple of friends over.
We went to some friends' for dinner, and I played for a while with their 1 1/2 year old son. I played with play-dough for the first time in quite a few years. That was pretty fun. We also played other games and whatnot.
~JCS
February 4
Let's see... We had a semi-snow day today. I stood in the freezing cold for a while just for fun. I picked a good day to wear long-johns.
We were stuck inside for most of the day. I played with legos for the first time in a while (I suppose that's my main crazy-ish thing). I built an awesome spaceship. :P I also watched Star Trek, but that's not too crazy.
That's about it.
~JCS
We were stuck inside for most of the day. I played with legos for the first time in a while (I suppose that's my main crazy-ish thing). I built an awesome spaceship. :P I also watched Star Trek, but that's not too crazy.
That's about it.
~JCS
Thursday, February 4, 2010
February 3
Today, I tested out different ways of putting the earbuds in your nostrils. I learned that my nostrils actually are big enough to fit the earbuds in completely. I can leave them there and the music is much louder. And, if I inhale through my nose while closing my mouth, the sound disappears almost completely.
I also sang during our band rendition of The Phantom of the Opera.
~JCS
I also sang during our band rendition of The Phantom of the Opera.
~JCS
February 2
Today, I spent most of the day testing out the theory that putting your iPod earbuds in your nose causes the music to come out of your mouth. I showed it to a bunch of people. They were very impressed.
~JCS
~JCS
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
February 1
HAPPY FEBRUARY EVERYBODY!!!!
Today, I skipped down the hall with my chemistry teacher and two other guys in my class. That was fun, if a little bit awkward. (have you ever noticed that "awkward" is spelled awkwardly?)
I learned today that if you put your iPod earbuds in your nose and play it, the music comes out of your mouth. Pretty cool, huh?
~JCS
Today, I skipped down the hall with my chemistry teacher and two other guys in my class. That was fun, if a little bit awkward. (have you ever noticed that "awkward" is spelled awkwardly?)
I learned today that if you put your iPod earbuds in your nose and play it, the music comes out of your mouth. Pretty cool, huh?
~JCS
Sunday, January 31, 2010
January 31
Well, January is now over. I've made it one whole month. 2010 has so far been great. Woot woot for me.
Today, I went around at school asking people "Do you know the muffin man?" Now, as I'm sure you know, the correct response would be "The muffin man?" Then the questioner would answer "The muffin man. Do you know the muffin man who lives on Drury Lane?" Then the same thing would happen in reverse ("Yes I know the muffin man...")
Unfortunately, out of everyone I asked, only 6 people answered correctly. Everyone else either said "Yes", "No", or "Should I?" It was disappointing. Then at home, I asked a couple of other people who I chatted with, and they both answered incorrectly. I proceeded to explain the correct answer, then ask again. They got it right the second time. My faith in humanity has been restored.
We had a bunch of people over later in the day, and a friend of mine brought his mandalin and played for us. I busted out my guitar and played some tunes as well. Everyone joined in singing. It was pretty cool.
Another pretty good day. Happy February everybody!
~JCS
Today, I went around at school asking people "Do you know the muffin man?" Now, as I'm sure you know, the correct response would be "The muffin man?" Then the questioner would answer "The muffin man. Do you know the muffin man who lives on Drury Lane?" Then the same thing would happen in reverse ("Yes I know the muffin man...")
Unfortunately, out of everyone I asked, only 6 people answered correctly. Everyone else either said "Yes", "No", or "Should I?" It was disappointing. Then at home, I asked a couple of other people who I chatted with, and they both answered incorrectly. I proceeded to explain the correct answer, then ask again. They got it right the second time. My faith in humanity has been restored.
We had a bunch of people over later in the day, and a friend of mine brought his mandalin and played for us. I busted out my guitar and played some tunes as well. Everyone joined in singing. It was pretty cool.
Another pretty good day. Happy February everybody!
~JCS
Saturday, January 30, 2010
January 30
All right. One more day left in January after this. Today was a good day, as Saturdays usually are.
For the first part of the day, I just kind of lounged around at home doing nothing. Then I walked to church.
After church I went out with some friends. Three of us started a movement. Quite a few people followed. We went to Burger King but then took a detour to pick up another friend. It was the full moon, so I started acting kinda funky. It's not my fault I'm a werewolf! :/
We hung out at Burger King, then someone asked me whether I did my insane thing yet. I didn't think so, so I jumped up and ran into the street and pretended to be a street musician. I didn't have any instruments, so I pretended to have a guitar. A friend joined me, and we sang Sesame Street at the top of our lungs. (Well, I did. She didn't know the words. I was proud of myself for remembering them.) After a while, a few other people joined, and we did the Hokey Pokey (that's what it's all about!). We got an audience for a while. Some people pulled over and watched us for about 7 minutes or so. There were a few people who actually got out of their car and came to dance next to us. Once we started doing the cha cha slide, we lost some people, including some of the members. It was still awesomeness though. We're going to do it again sometime. Maybe next time I'll bring a guitar.
Some of my friends who read this blog (wow, that's surprising. someone reads this insanity) kept saying "elite superawesome penguin" to see my pose. It was pretty cool.
All in all, a very good day. I love my friends.
~JCS
For the first part of the day, I just kind of lounged around at home doing nothing. Then I walked to church.
After church I went out with some friends. Three of us started a movement. Quite a few people followed. We went to Burger King but then took a detour to pick up another friend. It was the full moon, so I started acting kinda funky. It's not my fault I'm a werewolf! :/
We hung out at Burger King, then someone asked me whether I did my insane thing yet. I didn't think so, so I jumped up and ran into the street and pretended to be a street musician. I didn't have any instruments, so I pretended to have a guitar. A friend joined me, and we sang Sesame Street at the top of our lungs. (Well, I did. She didn't know the words. I was proud of myself for remembering them.) After a while, a few other people joined, and we did the Hokey Pokey (that's what it's all about!). We got an audience for a while. Some people pulled over and watched us for about 7 minutes or so. There were a few people who actually got out of their car and came to dance next to us. Once we started doing the cha cha slide, we lost some people, including some of the members. It was still awesomeness though. We're going to do it again sometime. Maybe next time I'll bring a guitar.
Some of my friends who read this blog (wow, that's surprising. someone reads this insanity) kept saying "elite superawesome penguin" to see my pose. It was pretty cool.
All in all, a very good day. I love my friends.
~JCS
January 29
I woke up from the all nighter today for a start. Played xbox a little bit more.
Had a friend over later in the day. We played super mario brothers on wii. It was pretty fun. He kept texting someone the whole time but wouldn't tell me who so I tackled him and stole his phone. The person he was texting has a code name on his phone so I still haven't figured out who it is yet.
Played a bunch of guitar. Learned some new stuff. All in all, not an amazingly insane day.
~JCS
Had a friend over later in the day. We played super mario brothers on wii. It was pretty fun. He kept texting someone the whole time but wouldn't tell me who so I tackled him and stole his phone. The person he was texting has a code name on his phone so I still haven't figured out who it is yet.
Played a bunch of guitar. Learned some new stuff. All in all, not an amazingly insane day.
~JCS
Friday, January 29, 2010
January 28
To start off, some girls put my hair into some hair ties at school. I had 14 in at one point. Once I get the pictures, I can show you.
I had a great time at youth group. We played ultimate frisbee (but with a dodgeball), and I made some pretty awesome catches. A teammate of mine said I get the MVP award.
Went to an all-nighter-ish thing afterwards. I ended up going to sleep at 1:30ish. We played Halo, ping pong, and guitar all night. There was also food involved. And a movie.
~JCS
I had a great time at youth group. We played ultimate frisbee (but with a dodgeball), and I made some pretty awesome catches. A teammate of mine said I get the MVP award.
Went to an all-nighter-ish thing afterwards. I ended up going to sleep at 1:30ish. We played Halo, ping pong, and guitar all night. There was also food involved. And a movie.
~JCS
January 27
Better day. I wasn't quite as down.
Today, I went into the sophmore english class during my free period with a guitar and sang a duet with the teacher. The kids thought i was crazy, but the teacher and i had a great time doing it.
~JCS
Today, I went into the sophmore english class during my free period with a guitar and sang a duet with the teacher. The kids thought i was crazy, but the teacher and i had a great time doing it.
~JCS
January 24, 25, 26
Let's see... ok, so i'm behind. to catch up, i'm going to just mention all the major things i've done these last couple of days.
sunday, i wore one glove on one hand for the whole day. boring, i know, but i've been feeling down and haven't been feeling very insane.
monday, i borrowed a guitar from the music room and walked around the halls for a while playing music. I played a lot of beatles and also american pie.
tuesday, i looked up a bunch of remedies for hiccups, though i didn't have them. i didn't get a chance to use them, but i wanted to.
Sorry about the lack of insanity here. I just haven't had a very good week. and i've been wanting some more positice feedback on here.
oh well
~JCS
sunday, i wore one glove on one hand for the whole day. boring, i know, but i've been feeling down and haven't been feeling very insane.
monday, i borrowed a guitar from the music room and walked around the halls for a while playing music. I played a lot of beatles and also american pie.
tuesday, i looked up a bunch of remedies for hiccups, though i didn't have them. i didn't get a chance to use them, but i wanted to.
Sorry about the lack of insanity here. I just haven't had a very good week. and i've been wanting some more positice feedback on here.
oh well
~JCS
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
January 23
I took the SAT today. That was fun :/
I sang Fireflies at the top of my lungs while walking across a crossover.
I danced like crazy in the courtyard before church to the song "Jump On It". Nobody was there except for another person who danced with me.
I have to go. I think that's it.
~JCS
I sang Fireflies at the top of my lungs while walking across a crossover.
I danced like crazy in the courtyard before church to the song "Jump On It". Nobody was there except for another person who danced with me.
I have to go. I think that's it.
~JCS
January 22
Another one where I don't really remember everything...
Even though I was going to take the SAT the next day, I decided a relaxing day would be the best. I had friends over and we watched a movie. It involved lots of craziness. We played around with my sword :), fought over someone's knife, and knocked over lots of popcorn. It was fun :)
~JCS
Even though I was going to take the SAT the next day, I decided a relaxing day would be the best. I had friends over and we watched a movie. It involved lots of craziness. We played around with my sword :), fought over someone's knife, and knocked over lots of popcorn. It was fun :)
~JCS
January 21
Sorry for getting off schedule again... I'll see what I can do. I'm going to keep these next few short and two the point. I don't have too much time.
Today, I went to a gaming center and played Call of Duty for a while. It's not that crazy, really, but it's out of the ordinary for me. I didn't do very well.
~JCS
Today, I went to a gaming center and played Call of Duty for a while. It's not that crazy, really, but it's out of the ordinary for me. I didn't do very well.
~JCS
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
January 20
Good, back on track.
Interesting-ish day. I had an awesome duel in the hallways at school during lunch (Harry Potter style). That was exciting, though my opponent didn't know many spells and didn't react correctly to most of mine. That was the only annoying part.
Spent a lot of the day listening to my iPod during school :)
Anyway, that's about it really. Major things anyway.
~JCS
Interesting-ish day. I had an awesome duel in the hallways at school during lunch (Harry Potter style). That was exciting, though my opponent didn't know many spells and didn't react correctly to most of mine. That was the only annoying part.
Spent a lot of the day listening to my iPod during school :)
Anyway, that's about it really. Major things anyway.
~JCS
January 19
OK... getting closer to the right day. Pretty good day, I guess.
I ran outside randomly in the middle of lunch as it was raining. A few of us were just sitting around talking and in the middle of the conversation I got up and ran outside and stood there for a few minutes in the rain. That was fun.
I had to take a certificate for something (some sort of achievement). A few others got it too, and as they went to take it, they kind of walked up sheepishly, took it, and walked away while everyone clapped politely. Instead, I waved at everyone, accepted it, and waved some more, as if winning an Oscar. It was pretty fun.
I also invented an awesome pose, so now anytime someone says "elite superawesome penguin" I have to do it. If you want to see the awesome pose, you have to say "elite superawesome penguin". I dare you.
:) Coolness...
~JCS
I ran outside randomly in the middle of lunch as it was raining. A few of us were just sitting around talking and in the middle of the conversation I got up and ran outside and stood there for a few minutes in the rain. That was fun.
I had to take a certificate for something (some sort of achievement). A few others got it too, and as they went to take it, they kind of walked up sheepishly, took it, and walked away while everyone clapped politely. Instead, I waved at everyone, accepted it, and waved some more, as if winning an Oscar. It was pretty fun.
I also invented an awesome pose, so now anytime someone says "elite superawesome penguin" I have to do it. If you want to see the awesome pose, you have to say "elite superawesome penguin". I dare you.
:) Coolness...
~JCS
January 18
Pretty good day. Had fun being crazy at school most of the time.
I auditioned for a school play today. For my audition piece, I compiled a story out of lyrics/song titles of Beatles' songs. The director loved it. I enjoyed doing it as well. It was oodles of fun.
Dang it! I can't remember what else I did... I think that was the main thing. It doesn't sound like much, but it was totally excitingness. :)
~JCS
I auditioned for a school play today. For my audition piece, I compiled a story out of lyrics/song titles of Beatles' songs. The director loved it. I enjoyed doing it as well. It was oodles of fun.
Dang it! I can't remember what else I did... I think that was the main thing. It doesn't sound like much, but it was totally excitingness. :)
~JCS
January 17
I'd like to start off by apologizing to those of you who (I think) are out there who read this. I know I'm behind, and I'll try to post on the same day or the day after from now on. Because of my behind-ness, I'll probably forget some things i did on the previous days.
Today, I had a boring start to the week. Sundays are usually like that. I spent the first two periods listening to my iPod in the library, texted with my best friend for part of the second (by the way, it's fine, don't worry about it. you know who you are ;) ).
I actually had homework today for a change! Wow... that's strange. Anyway, I did it (it didn't take long), and once I finished, I did an awesome victory dance. I went outside on the balcony and danced for around two minutes. I also filmed it. (if people demonstrate interest, I will upload it, but I'm not sure if people are actually interested) It was excitingness.
:) ~JCS
Today, I had a boring start to the week. Sundays are usually like that. I spent the first two periods listening to my iPod in the library, texted with my best friend for part of the second (by the way, it's fine, don't worry about it. you know who you are ;) ).
I actually had homework today for a change! Wow... that's strange. Anyway, I did it (it didn't take long), and once I finished, I did an awesome victory dance. I went outside on the balcony and danced for around two minutes. I also filmed it. (if people demonstrate interest, I will upload it, but I'm not sure if people are actually interested) It was excitingness.
:) ~JCS
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
January 16
Better day today. Took an SAT, that was annoying. Besides that, though, it was good.
Went to Whitman, passed the hard hat off to my friend. (you know, the one i found last week) Walked home. Got some weird looks as I walked down the street listening to my iPod. (i know, it shouldn't be strange, but it's Jordan...)
Played some awesome capture the flag at night. Pretty cool. Went to Burger King afterwards ;) As I walked with three of my awesomest friends, we decided to randomly run across the streets regardless of the coming cars. It was pretty fun crazy awesomeness.
That's it, maybe... see ya
~JCS
Went to Whitman, passed the hard hat off to my friend. (you know, the one i found last week) Walked home. Got some weird looks as I walked down the street listening to my iPod. (i know, it shouldn't be strange, but it's Jordan...)
Played some awesome capture the flag at night. Pretty cool. Went to Burger King afterwards ;) As I walked with three of my awesomest friends, we decided to randomly run across the streets regardless of the coming cars. It was pretty fun crazy awesomeness.
That's it, maybe... see ya
~JCS
January 15
Slower-ish day. I was at home most of the day. (It was also a few days ago, so I may not remember everything).
The main thing I did was play full-contact spoons in my living room. That was pretty fun. I made some pretty awesome ninja moves.
I honestly don't remember what else I did. I was crazy with my friend Sam all day, beating him up and whatnot :P. I hid around a corner for a while, waiting to ninja-pounce on anyone who came around the corner. That was fun.
I think that's it. :/
~JCS
The main thing I did was play full-contact spoons in my living room. That was pretty fun. I made some pretty awesome ninja moves.
I honestly don't remember what else I did. I was crazy with my friend Sam all day, beating him up and whatnot :P. I hid around a corner for a while, waiting to ninja-pounce on anyone who came around the corner. That was fun.
I think that's it. :/
~JCS
Friday, January 15, 2010
January 14
Pretty good day I think...
Boring day at school, but I did play in a rock band with a couple of classmates at school in front of the whole secondary school. That was fun. I finally used my headbanging for a very good cause (getting the crowd to cheer).
Youth group was fun. Was pretty crazy the whole time there. Educated a friend on how to talk to girls and taught him a very good pickup line ("Did you just fart? 'Cause you blew me away.") I skipped around the courtyard just for fun as others were mingling. Paul and I were pretty crazy together.
Afterwards a friend and I hung out together. We walked home from youth. The crazy part was skipping the whole way to my house from the main road. It actually got pretty tiring, believe it or not. He must be getting old or something, cause he was having a hard time keeping up.
I think that's it mostly. See ya!
~JCS
Boring day at school, but I did play in a rock band with a couple of classmates at school in front of the whole secondary school. That was fun. I finally used my headbanging for a very good cause (getting the crowd to cheer).
Youth group was fun. Was pretty crazy the whole time there. Educated a friend on how to talk to girls and taught him a very good pickup line ("Did you just fart? 'Cause you blew me away.") I skipped around the courtyard just for fun as others were mingling. Paul and I were pretty crazy together.
Afterwards a friend and I hung out together. We walked home from youth. The crazy part was skipping the whole way to my house from the main road. It actually got pretty tiring, believe it or not. He must be getting old or something, cause he was having a hard time keeping up.
I think that's it mostly. See ya!
~JCS
Thursday, January 14, 2010
January 13
Another chemistry class supplied a great part of today's. When I first went into class with my friend, the teacher wasn't there yet. We waited for a while and when he came in, he randomly threw a crumpled up piece of paper at us. He left a little bit later again, and as he was gone I got some ammo. When he came in, I threw a piece back at him. I then started an epic war between the entire class. It was complete and total epic awesomeness. Indeed. Woot woot.
That was the real main thing today. I also headbanged a bunch as I practiced in the music room at school with my rock band. It ended up giving me a headache, but it was awesome.
I think that's it.
~JCS
That was the real main thing today. I also headbanged a bunch as I practiced in the music room at school with my rock band. It ended up giving me a headache, but it was awesome.
I think that's it.
~JCS
January 12
Another day that was a few days ago, but I'll do my best.
Ummm... So in chemistry I started this awesome game-ish thing. Every time the teacher would turn to write something on the board, I would spin my chair around once. I tried to do it as much as possible and also at one point did 10 full revolutions in one try. It was exciting.
Later in the day I went to a court of honor for boy scouts and I went and did an awesome front flip on the soccer field. It was excitingness. Nobody saw it, unfortunately.
I also tried all day to see the invisible penguin hiding behind me, but it didn't work. He is a very evasive creature, and has evaded me thus far. I will see him someday, though. Mark my words, penguin. Mark my words.
That's it.
~JCS
Ummm... So in chemistry I started this awesome game-ish thing. Every time the teacher would turn to write something on the board, I would spin my chair around once. I tried to do it as much as possible and also at one point did 10 full revolutions in one try. It was exciting.
Later in the day I went to a court of honor for boy scouts and I went and did an awesome front flip on the soccer field. It was excitingness. Nobody saw it, unfortunately.
I also tried all day to see the invisible penguin hiding behind me, but it didn't work. He is a very evasive creature, and has evaded me thus far. I will see him someday, though. Mark my words, penguin. Mark my words.
That's it.
~JCS
January 11
Again, this was a few days ago so I don't remember quite everything. I'll do my best though.
The main thing really was that I built this epic fort. I went into my room and put up a bunch of sheets and blankets and whatnot in a totally epic fort. I then sat under it and ate a pizza and drank mango juice. It was pretty awesome. I tried to accomplish something but could not do anything productive because of the sheer epicness of my fort. The awesomeness was almost too much for me. It was pretty awesome.
That was the main thing. Yay. See ya.
~JCS
The main thing really was that I built this epic fort. I went into my room and put up a bunch of sheets and blankets and whatnot in a totally epic fort. I then sat under it and ate a pizza and drank mango juice. It was pretty awesome. I tried to accomplish something but could not do anything productive because of the sheer epicness of my fort. The awesomeness was almost too much for me. It was pretty awesome.
That was the main thing. Yay. See ya.
~JCS
January 10
Hey, everyone. Sorry I haven't posted the last few days yet. I'll try to remember everything i did....
Today I pushed a door marked "pull". That was pretty exciting.
I couldn't find much to do. I was pretty bored and annoyed about going back to school. At night though some friends were over and one left without logging off of his facebook account. So I changed his status to "is a goof ball and needs to learn to log off his facebook account when he leaves somewhere."
Yeah, i know, not a very exciting day. That was out of the ordinary though, so it counts. See ya!
~JCS
Today I pushed a door marked "pull". That was pretty exciting.
I couldn't find much to do. I was pretty bored and annoyed about going back to school. At night though some friends were over and one left without logging off of his facebook account. So I changed his status to "is a goof ball and needs to learn to log off his facebook account when he leaves somewhere."
Yeah, i know, not a very exciting day. That was out of the ordinary though, so it counts. See ya!
~JCS
Sunday, January 10, 2010
January 9
Ah, January 9. January 9 indeed. 9 days in. Is it possible to say 9 this many times? I think it is. 9. Here we go.
Ok, so I was at home most of the day, and for the first half of the day, it was pretty boring. I went to Whitman and was planning on walking home after everyone left, but a friend of mine and I decided to be spontaneous and he came home with me. We had a pretty fun time. As we walked, we found a hard hat on the side of the road (you know, construction helmet thing). It was just lying there, so we grabbed it. I'm gonna wash it and we've decided that we are going to pass it between ourselves whenever we see each other, just for fun.
At home we just hung around, played Wii, etc. Then when it was time for me to go to church, we walked together and after a while I went my own way and he went home. We skipped down part of Mecca Street (Holy skipping weirdos, Batman!), which was fun, and also did plenty of jaywalking which was pretty fun too. Once we parted, I sprinted most of the rest of the way to church.
I went out with the small group, got 217 style points (for some amazing jumps), and got to order as I was the best arabic speaker there. I only ate 4 pieces of pizza because I had to leave early, and caught a taxi home. I'm pretty sure that my taxi driver was slightly insane.
That's it for today. Have a great day tomorrow! Of course, I'm posting it a day late, so it's more like "Hope you had a great day today!"
~JCS
Ok, so I was at home most of the day, and for the first half of the day, it was pretty boring. I went to Whitman and was planning on walking home after everyone left, but a friend of mine and I decided to be spontaneous and he came home with me. We had a pretty fun time. As we walked, we found a hard hat on the side of the road (you know, construction helmet thing). It was just lying there, so we grabbed it. I'm gonna wash it and we've decided that we are going to pass it between ourselves whenever we see each other, just for fun.
At home we just hung around, played Wii, etc. Then when it was time for me to go to church, we walked together and after a while I went my own way and he went home. We skipped down part of Mecca Street (Holy skipping weirdos, Batman!), which was fun, and also did plenty of jaywalking which was pretty fun too. Once we parted, I sprinted most of the rest of the way to church.
I went out with the small group, got 217 style points (for some amazing jumps), and got to order as I was the best arabic speaker there. I only ate 4 pieces of pizza because I had to leave early, and caught a taxi home. I'm pretty sure that my taxi driver was slightly insane.
That's it for today. Have a great day tomorrow! Of course, I'm posting it a day late, so it's more like "Hope you had a great day today!"
~JCS
January 8
Ok, I'd like to begin by adding to something I did on Thursday. I did do this, but I forgot to post it. So, at the beginning of the school day, I arrived at English class slightly early. The 8th graders had not yet finished homeroom, so I waited outside. Once they started walking out, I proceeded to tell every one of them "Have a great day at school." I know, it's not that crazy for some people, but I don't know any of them very well, and one of them was the princess.
So yeah. Today. January 8. Let's see...
Slow day. That's all I can say. I was at home almost all day. I played guitar, procrastinated, and did some slight SAT prep. Then I went out with some friends. I got there early and hung out with one of my friends who was there early to get tickets to the movie. We went and tried sunglasses on at Sunglasses Hut, where the cheapest pair is 104JD. So that was fun. We also went to Virgin Megastore and looked at all the movies, music, and more. (that should be their slogan!) The other friends arrived, and we went to the movie. During a dramatic part in the movie, when the main character was rallying some people, he said something, and everyone cheered and raised one arm up in the air (in the movie). So I raised my arm up too. (I thought it would not be such a great idea to cheer)
After the movie, we hung out, went to the food court, and whatnot. After a while, there was only me and one other person, and I was taking a taxi home, so I decided to wait until she had to go. We ended up going into the parking garage and having a photoshoot. So I think that qualifies as something out of the ordinary, especially since we got lots of weird looks.
One of my friends suggested doing everything with my left hand. I did my best, but there wasn't much to do. I didn't write anything at all, and I actually forgot to brush my teeth with my left hand. I did eat and drink with my left, though. I think this works too.
Anyway, I think that's it. If I remember anything else I can let you know later. See ya!
~JCS
So yeah. Today. January 8. Let's see...
Slow day. That's all I can say. I was at home almost all day. I played guitar, procrastinated, and did some slight SAT prep. Then I went out with some friends. I got there early and hung out with one of my friends who was there early to get tickets to the movie. We went and tried sunglasses on at Sunglasses Hut, where the cheapest pair is 104JD. So that was fun. We also went to Virgin Megastore and looked at all the movies, music, and more. (that should be their slogan!) The other friends arrived, and we went to the movie. During a dramatic part in the movie, when the main character was rallying some people, he said something, and everyone cheered and raised one arm up in the air (in the movie). So I raised my arm up too. (I thought it would not be such a great idea to cheer)
After the movie, we hung out, went to the food court, and whatnot. After a while, there was only me and one other person, and I was taking a taxi home, so I decided to wait until she had to go. We ended up going into the parking garage and having a photoshoot. So I think that qualifies as something out of the ordinary, especially since we got lots of weird looks.
One of my friends suggested doing everything with my left hand. I did my best, but there wasn't much to do. I didn't write anything at all, and I actually forgot to brush my teeth with my left hand. I did eat and drink with my left, though. I think this works too.
Anyway, I think that's it. If I remember anything else I can let you know later. See ya!
~JCS
Friday, January 8, 2010
January 7
Today was a pretty good day, I think.
I started out by wearing pink fluffy socks to school. I wore them all day (with my leather shoes). That was pretty exciting and possibly the main thing for today.
Later, I managed to convince my blonde friend that I have a sever case of anatidaephobia, which is the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is always watching you. I told her a long story about how I developed it (when I was attacked by a duck in summer 2003), and that I don't eat duck because I'm afraid a duck will see me and get mad, (karma and all). She said she completely understood and felt really bad for me. Then I thanked her for being a part of my insanity.
I also came up with a word for the fear of tiny green rabbits eating your marshmallows. A friend of mine (a different one) apparently has this fear, so I researched the latin roots of each word and came up with pussilioviridicunuculusvorathaeaofficialophobia. She thanked me.
I texted during physics class, wrote a poem during chemistry, and threw stuff at people during math. I think that about covers it. It was a pretty good day. See ya tomorrow!
~JCS
I started out by wearing pink fluffy socks to school. I wore them all day (with my leather shoes). That was pretty exciting and possibly the main thing for today.
Later, I managed to convince my blonde friend that I have a sever case of anatidaephobia, which is the fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is always watching you. I told her a long story about how I developed it (when I was attacked by a duck in summer 2003), and that I don't eat duck because I'm afraid a duck will see me and get mad, (karma and all). She said she completely understood and felt really bad for me. Then I thanked her for being a part of my insanity.
I also came up with a word for the fear of tiny green rabbits eating your marshmallows. A friend of mine (a different one) apparently has this fear, so I researched the latin roots of each word and came up with pussilioviridicunuculusvorathaeaofficialophobia. She thanked me.
I texted during physics class, wrote a poem during chemistry, and threw stuff at people during math. I think that about covers it. It was a pretty good day. See ya tomorrow!
~JCS
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
January 6
Today was a very boring and pointless day at school. I had a bunch of free periods and thought I might be able to do something during them... but it didn't work out. I wanted to walk in on the 10th graders' English class and sing Beatles songs to the teacher, but she didn't end up showing up... not sure where she was.
At home I changed my guitar strings and played a bunch of guitar for a while.... but my real out of the ordinary thing was film a dance video. It's to Istanbul Not Constantinople by They Might Be Giants. For some reason it says that the video is not allowed because of a copyright infringement... :( I'll try again tomorrow. It's too late right now. I did do it, though. If you want me to email the video to you I can.
~JCS
At home I changed my guitar strings and played a bunch of guitar for a while.... but my real out of the ordinary thing was film a dance video. It's to Istanbul Not Constantinople by They Might Be Giants. For some reason it says that the video is not allowed because of a copyright infringement... :( I'll try again tomorrow. It's too late right now. I did do it, though. If you want me to email the video to you I can.
~JCS
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
January 5
Today, I started back at school, so that was pretty boring. ugh. I started off the day by "pleading" with my chemistry teacher to let someone out of the classroom to make a photocopy. She was asking, so I went and started being all dramatic, including getting down on my knees begging. Needless to say, he let her.
In history, when the teacher asked for a date, I raised my hand and said "I believe it happened some time before 2010." In math, the teacher asked us to prove an equation and I said "You're a math teacher, why can't we just take your word for it?"
I think probably one of the main things I did was start an impromptu game of fetch. It was using a stuffed animal, and no, it wasn't with the dog. It was with my dad. He threw the stuffed animal for me and I ran and grabbed it in my mouth then brought it back to him. He threw it again a couple of times, but got tired after a few. However, I did not cease to continue bringing it back to him until something else caught my attention. It was pretty exciting.
I wanted to film a dance video, but couldn't decide between two songs: Fireflies by Owl City and I've Got a Feeling by Black Eyed Peas. I asked my sis and she suggested doing both. I liked the idea but couldn't figure out how to do it, so she said she would dance to one song while I danced to the other. It was really cool, but she doesn't want her video on the internet. I wanted to film another dance video but the camera ran out of battery and I ran out of time. It's time to go to bed now. Sorry. I promise I will do it tomorrow. It will probably be Istanbul Not Constantinople since the camera I will be using doesn't film longer than 3 minutes.
See ya!
~JCS
In history, when the teacher asked for a date, I raised my hand and said "I believe it happened some time before 2010." In math, the teacher asked us to prove an equation and I said "You're a math teacher, why can't we just take your word for it?"
I think probably one of the main things I did was start an impromptu game of fetch. It was using a stuffed animal, and no, it wasn't with the dog. It was with my dad. He threw the stuffed animal for me and I ran and grabbed it in my mouth then brought it back to him. He threw it again a couple of times, but got tired after a few. However, I did not cease to continue bringing it back to him until something else caught my attention. It was pretty exciting.
I wanted to film a dance video, but couldn't decide between two songs: Fireflies by Owl City and I've Got a Feeling by Black Eyed Peas. I asked my sis and she suggested doing both. I liked the idea but couldn't figure out how to do it, so she said she would dance to one song while I danced to the other. It was really cool, but she doesn't want her video on the internet. I wanted to film another dance video but the camera ran out of battery and I ran out of time. It's time to go to bed now. Sorry. I promise I will do it tomorrow. It will probably be Istanbul Not Constantinople since the camera I will be using doesn't film longer than 3 minutes.
See ya!
~JCS
January 4
Yay! Be happy people! 4 days into 2010! woot woot.
Today, I think I did some things that work as "out of the ordinary". The day started off boring cause I had to do homework which I have been putting off for a couple of weeks. I went to Whitman, a school where most of my friends go. I had my mom drive me there and drop me off when school finished, planning to walk back home. I had a really fun time there though I didn't do too much crazy. I started walking home when someone offered me a ride. They dropped me off on a main road near my house, then I played Frogger to cross the street into my neighborhood.
I had my iPod but no headphones. I did have a speaker, though, so turned it on. It was in my pocket, so I had to turn it up to hear it. As I was walking down the street with music blasting out of my pocket, I got a lot of weird looks, mostly from Egyptian guards. I also skipped part way down the street, including some backwards skipping.
The best thing I did, though, was film a how-to video on how to make Kool-Aid (or slightly flavored sugar water). There's not much to tell about it, except that I think it's kinda funny. I improvised it all and even when some things went wrong, I went with it. I think you should just watch it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml1VT_ohMr0. :) I think that's it
More insanity tomorrow :)
~JCS
Today, I think I did some things that work as "out of the ordinary". The day started off boring cause I had to do homework which I have been putting off for a couple of weeks. I went to Whitman, a school where most of my friends go. I had my mom drive me there and drop me off when school finished, planning to walk back home. I had a really fun time there though I didn't do too much crazy. I started walking home when someone offered me a ride. They dropped me off on a main road near my house, then I played Frogger to cross the street into my neighborhood.
I had my iPod but no headphones. I did have a speaker, though, so turned it on. It was in my pocket, so I had to turn it up to hear it. As I was walking down the street with music blasting out of my pocket, I got a lot of weird looks, mostly from Egyptian guards. I also skipped part way down the street, including some backwards skipping.
The best thing I did, though, was film a how-to video on how to make Kool-Aid (or slightly flavored sugar water). There's not much to tell about it, except that I think it's kinda funny. I improvised it all and even when some things went wrong, I went with it. I think you should just watch it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml1VT_ohMr0. :) I think that's it
More insanity tomorrow :)
~JCS
Monday, January 4, 2010
January 3
Let's see... day 3... here we go.
Today, i was at home most of the day, so there wasn't too much for me to do... :/ sadness... i started choreographing a dance to I've Got a Feeling so that i can film a video. i broke a guitar string... you'd think that it would have been on a song that i was rocking out on, but no... i had been rocking out majorly, but then i stopped and was playing a slow song... Faith Like a Child i think.. i was playing it nice and slow and what not, and all of a sudden my a-string snaps. oh well.
I called my best friend (female), but that's not very crazy. I took part of an SAT practice test. not crazy either. yeah, like i said it was a slow day. But before I went to bed, I went outside on the balcony and lay flat on the ground on my back for a little while. i've decided to count the choreographing and laying outside to be combined as today's. i think that's it for today. if i remember anything else i can post it later... see you!
~JCS
Today, i was at home most of the day, so there wasn't too much for me to do... :/ sadness... i started choreographing a dance to I've Got a Feeling so that i can film a video. i broke a guitar string... you'd think that it would have been on a song that i was rocking out on, but no... i had been rocking out majorly, but then i stopped and was playing a slow song... Faith Like a Child i think.. i was playing it nice and slow and what not, and all of a sudden my a-string snaps. oh well.
I called my best friend (female), but that's not very crazy. I took part of an SAT practice test. not crazy either. yeah, like i said it was a slow day. But before I went to bed, I went outside on the balcony and lay flat on the ground on my back for a little while. i've decided to count the choreographing and laying outside to be combined as today's. i think that's it for today. if i remember anything else i can post it later... see you!
~JCS
Saturday, January 2, 2010
January 2
All right. Two days in. So far so good.
Today, I couldn't think of too much to do... it's been a slow start. I did do a few things though. I hung out with my family most of the day, which always includes something slightly crazy. Oh yeah, I just remembered. I flirted with a 19-year-old girl who's a friend of my sister's (I've never met her) through my sister's facebook chat. Of course, maybe that isn't all out of the ordinary for me ;)
I almost stood up at church during the welcome time to say that it was my first time at church this year, but as soon as I did, my friends from both sides pulled me back down. :( oh well...
Afterwards, I did some running and jumping through the streets of Amman on our way to Burger King. At Burger King, I didn't feel like using my Arabic skills to order, even though I'm pretty much fluent, so I just said "two small drinks". I didn't really expect him not to understand me at all, but even when he didn't, I still didn't switch to Arabic. He ended up getting the manager to come take my order, cause he didn't understand at all.
At Burger King, I pretended to get annoyed at someone, stood up in a huff, and declared "I need to go fix my hair". I then borrowed a comb from one of the girls there, and proceeded to go fix my hair. I think I impressed the others there. I also made a necklace out of straws, and a flower out of a drink lid. One major thing I did was I proposed to my best friend (who is a girl, just to clear that up). She said she'll think about it... somehow I don't think she was serious.
Ummm... I walked home with my sis. Oh, I told her a bedtime story about a little boy whose lucky charms are stolen. He called the police, but they were making donuts and having lightsaber duels, and he could only come down if he had a snuggie, but his sister took the snuggie to Timbuktu. To make a long story short, he went with a boggart to the Alpine of New York who sent them to the Barracuda of Tennessee who knew where the wizard of the North lives (in Iceland). The wizard of the North told them that the lucky charms were stolen by the dragon from Down Under, so they went down under and met the Trix Rabbit, who was going to fight the dragon as well. There was an epic battle, in which the dragon "evaporated into a fit of lava". The boy got his lucky charms back, and everyone was happy.
Tomorrow's another day. Maybe I'll think of some more to do. :/ Give me ideas if you have them. I might film a dance video to cheer a friend I have up. Other than that, I got nothing so far. See ya!
~JCS
Today, I couldn't think of too much to do... it's been a slow start. I did do a few things though. I hung out with my family most of the day, which always includes something slightly crazy. Oh yeah, I just remembered. I flirted with a 19-year-old girl who's a friend of my sister's (I've never met her) through my sister's facebook chat. Of course, maybe that isn't all out of the ordinary for me ;)
I almost stood up at church during the welcome time to say that it was my first time at church this year, but as soon as I did, my friends from both sides pulled me back down. :( oh well...
Afterwards, I did some running and jumping through the streets of Amman on our way to Burger King. At Burger King, I didn't feel like using my Arabic skills to order, even though I'm pretty much fluent, so I just said "two small drinks". I didn't really expect him not to understand me at all, but even when he didn't, I still didn't switch to Arabic. He ended up getting the manager to come take my order, cause he didn't understand at all.
At Burger King, I pretended to get annoyed at someone, stood up in a huff, and declared "I need to go fix my hair". I then borrowed a comb from one of the girls there, and proceeded to go fix my hair. I think I impressed the others there. I also made a necklace out of straws, and a flower out of a drink lid. One major thing I did was I proposed to my best friend (who is a girl, just to clear that up). She said she'll think about it... somehow I don't think she was serious.
Ummm... I walked home with my sis. Oh, I told her a bedtime story about a little boy whose lucky charms are stolen. He called the police, but they were making donuts and having lightsaber duels, and he could only come down if he had a snuggie, but his sister took the snuggie to Timbuktu. To make a long story short, he went with a boggart to the Alpine of New York who sent them to the Barracuda of Tennessee who knew where the wizard of the North lives (in Iceland). The wizard of the North told them that the lucky charms were stolen by the dragon from Down Under, so they went down under and met the Trix Rabbit, who was going to fight the dragon as well. There was an epic battle, in which the dragon "evaporated into a fit of lava". The boy got his lucky charms back, and everyone was happy.
Tomorrow's another day. Maybe I'll think of some more to do. :/ Give me ideas if you have them. I might film a dance video to cheer a friend I have up. Other than that, I got nothing so far. See ya!
~JCS
January 1
Today, the first thing I did (and in fact, the first thing i did this year) was to run up and down the street beating my chest. Someone dared me, originally to scream "Happy New Year" but I didn't want to disturb the peace.
I was at someone's house later, so I also spent the day saying random phrases in German that make little sense, including "THIS IS SPARTA!!!!", which i repeated quite a few times.
I can't think of anything else I did really... that's it I guess.
~JCS
I was at someone's house later, so I also spent the day saying random phrases in German that make little sense, including "THIS IS SPARTA!!!!", which i repeated quite a few times.
I can't think of anything else I did really... that's it I guess.
~JCS
Introduction
Hey. Sorry I missed a couple of days. I've been busy. Here goes:
This year, I have decided to do something every day that is out of the ordinary. It might be wild and crazy, might be hard, might just be something I don't normally do, but every day something. I will keep up with it on this blog, posting what I do every day. If I can, I may include pictures and/or videos. I think that's it....
Oh yeah. I'd appreciate ideas for stuff to do. It may be kinda hard to come up with 365 things to do this year.... let me know if you have any good ideas. Thanks!
~JCS
This year, I have decided to do something every day that is out of the ordinary. It might be wild and crazy, might be hard, might just be something I don't normally do, but every day something. I will keep up with it on this blog, posting what I do every day. If I can, I may include pictures and/or videos. I think that's it....
Oh yeah. I'd appreciate ideas for stuff to do. It may be kinda hard to come up with 365 things to do this year.... let me know if you have any good ideas. Thanks!
~JCS
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