How's everybody?

Well, good to hear your thanksgivings went so well. Now I guess I get to tell you about mine. Basically, all it was was that we went up to Massachusetts to visit my aunt and uncle and anyone else in the family that decided to drop by at any point during the day, so that was fun...but I have one question - I promise it's just one - AREN'T THE HOSTS SUPPOSED TO CLEAN UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE HOUSE WHILE THE GUESTS ENJOY THEMSELVES?
That was my question, because, it's the exact opposite when we visit my aunt and uncle. See, Aunt Jodie has this brilliant plan which she likes to call "Teams". This is when she makes us find our place card at the dinner table as soon as we walk into the house and look on the back. On the back of the card you will find a number of chores which each guest must do. SHE MADE ME WASH EVERY STINKING DISH FROM THE MAIN COURSE AND THEN DRY THEM ALL. THEN...MY 2ND COUSIN AND I HAD TO PUT THEM ALL AWAY AS WELL! I wouldn't normally complain, except you know what Aunt Jodies chore that she gave herself was? ... ENTERTAIN THE GUESTS! Yeah, I know. So while we were all slaving away, cleaning up her house, she's talking to all the adults that had to do stuff like, 'move the coats from the doorway' or 'set the silverware for dinner' or my favorite was Richard's chore: 'talk to Grandma and make sure she's having a good time' [That's not exactly the world's hardest task.] I swear she gives my cousins and I the hardest jobs, but whatever. I don't want you to think badly of her, I just want you to know how weirded out my Thanksgiving was. (It was a lot of fun anyway, though)
P.S.
We had to do almost everything for desert too. 6 PIES, 2 PUDDINGS, 3 CARTONS OF ICECREAM...you get the picture. My family is massive.

Does that compare to Aunt Linda, Mollie? LOL

Twilight

So, today I was on www.stepheniemeyer.com and I saw who was going to play Bella in Twilight. Her name is Kristen Stewart and she is perfect for the role of Bella.
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Random TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm goin to see Wicked today!!!!!!!!! YAY! At the Bushnell! YAY!!!!! Mollie Jane is going tomorrow! IZZI LOVES PHILIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHA! PHILIP!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Izzi's a stalker! hahahaha.
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Pickle's are nummy! WOOOOOOOOO. RANDOM STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
yahooo!
SEAGULL"S ARE STUPID!

OMG mollie!

Wow Mollie. That is kind of scary. I do feel bad for you, though. Your aunt doesn't seem like the kind of person that is exactly FUN to hang out with. well, send her to New Jersy to deal with the gulls. Maybe they'll listen to HER. The sure as... well, they didn't listen to ME. I guess that I'm not scary enough for them. Don't let the mortals boss you around, little vampire! Or the Muggles. ESPECIALLY Aunt "Marge" (your aunt's new name.)

Obi's got to be one of the best horses EVER

Ok, I'll admit that I'm stearing you back to the subject of Phil again (Philip!), but whatever. He was finally back and I was so glad to see him! Anyway, today I ended up riding Obi. He's this really massive dutch-warmblood horse [I'll put a pic of him on here sometime] and he's also really fun to jump because he loves to go fast. Obviously, I had a good ride, otherwise I wouldn't be talking about Obi with such love or curtasy...
The cool part about me riding Obi was that Phil rode him later on too. How awesome is that?! Because then, we spent the entire time before Phil's lesson telling each other funny stories about stupid things that had happened while we were riding Obi, cuz he's such a nut. So then we got to talking about my ride and how Obi was behaving, and Phil was all impressed when I told him that Obi did the bending line for me at canter (that was pretty sweet) and then I acted all impressed when he told me a similar story about a horse show I guess I missed. Whatever.
Finally it was 6 o'clock and Phil went into the ring to get on Obi which left me by the gate. Oh well, we can't always steel a horse and ride with our friends... :( . It was so funny though because Obi was getting really wound up every time Phil trotted or cantered - trust me that horse can MOVE - and obviously Phil hasn't ridden in a while so he was all stiff and wasn't really expecting Obi to go so fast. So every time he rode by I would tell him to fix little things in his position and he would make some funny remark in return. Then when he started cantering he couldn't talk to me, so he walked by so many times as they took a breather while I whispered all these things he could do to make Obi slow his canter. That's what I had been practicing earlier in the day, so I had all the answers (as usual). It was really funny, that's all I've got to say.
But do you wanna know the best part?
Their mom heard my mom telling me that she would have to drive me to the barn later than I had wanted because she had to work late. So their mom joins into our conversation and starts telling me that if I ever need a ride, she'd be happy to drive me, seeing as Phil and Angela have riding on the same days that I do and even if they don't they love to come to the barn anyway, and that no one would mind in the slightest. Their mother is a GODDESS! So now I'm able to snag a ride with them if I ever need one, pretty sweet, huh?
...And now I'm all happy...

This is what was plaguing Meaghan through our trip...

Thanx Izzi...

Thank you, Izzi. Really. I wanted to know how much fun you and Mollie had on the other bus, with most of my friends. Abby and Val were on my bus. That's the only friends that I had on my bus. BUT.... on MY bus, we had the awesomest manhatten tour guide. His name was Doug. HE HAD A PONY-TAIL! HA! only cool guys have pony tails. He let us scream. Austin S. screamed "I LUV U DOUG!" when he got on, and doug said, "I LOVE YOU 2 MAN! I LOVE YOU TOO!" It was really funny. Izzi, post the picture of the killer seagulls.

~Remember a few things...
Only cool guys have pony tails,
All clowns are freaky
SEA GULLS ARE THE CENTER of ALL EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Back to Broadway...

Hey again! Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while, I've been busy, ok? Especially yesterday - the field trip was sooo much fun, wasn't it? - anyway, I'm all excited because my mom told me I could probably go and see Dan when he performs Equus at Broadway. [I'm not trying to rub it in your face, guys, just trying to get you all excited too! You never know what'll happen in the future.] Anyway, during the bus tour we drove by Broadway and I took a pretty good photo while we passed by. I wish we could have stopped. Mollie and I were so excited to see it, I bet Meaghan was too but I'm not really sure since she was on the other bus. :( *waaa. So here's the picture I took. I'm also going to post some other ones from our NY trip pretty soon if I can make it work.

~TTYL

Every heard of walking a cat?

I'm not gonna lie - I do. It's really cute, actually, and Andromeda [my cat] enjoys it too. Wanna know how I got her to do it? There's actually this whole training that the cat can go through.

Start as early as you can, it's easier to train a kitten.

Use an "8" shaped cat harness, not a collar, for walking. But have a small collar with an ID on the cat, too.

Get the cat used to the harness in the house without the leash. Put it on before you fee him so he associates the harness iwth something pleasant. Don't leave it on very long.

When he is comfortable iwth the halter, put the leash on and let him drag it around. Train when the cat is hungry.

Use the cat's name, followed by "heel" as you would a dog. Move forward a couple of steps at a time very slowly. When the cat follows, give praise and a treat.

When the cat is comfortable with the lease, take him outside. Train on the grass and around bushes, which will interest the cat more than a sidewalk. Don't train in busy areas that may scare him.

Be sure the cat is up to date on vaccinations.

Walk the cat in you yard only so it won't get frightend by cars and dogs.

Always carry the cat out the door so he won't get frightend by cars and dogs.

Always carry the cat out the door so he doesn't get used to running out the door.

[sources: Laurie Clauss, Cattails Feline Health Center, catchannel.com]

~Ah Bientot

Daniel Radcliffe is coming to Broadway!!!

Ok, by now you should know that Meaghan, Mollie, and I are all huge Dan Radcliffe fans! If you don't...well...you've got a few problems to work out. Anyway, down to business -
Yes - the rumors are true, Daniel Radcliffe is going to star in Equus once again. It's also coming to America this time! Awesome, right? So I went through the notice that tells you all about it, blah, blah, blah, and here's some information about it. (this is so you can correct any rumors you hear)

• The play is showing on Broadway sometime in September 2008
  
• Daniel and Richard Griffiths will open in Equus in New York next September.
  
• For Daniel it's the fulfilment of a dream he did not think possible. (that's a quote)


• Ms O'Toole will now play Jill opposite Alfie Allen when Equus tours the UK, starting at the Chichester Festival Theatre on January 31.
  
• Director Thea Sharrock will begin rehearsals next August.


• The play, as readers of this page well know, is about a teenage boy who blinds six horses and how a psychiatrist explores why.


• The play will probably produce the biggest goldrush at the box office since Nicole Kidman disrobed in David Hare's The Blue Room last century.

Well, there you go. I hope you'll all take heed to these facts and enjoy the play if you decide to go!

~L8A G8AZ

equus. coming to broadway. dan will be in the states. and i can't go. :'(

Isn't that great. Mom said that I can't see equus till i'm 15. Equus is coming to Broadway in September. Who knows how long Dan will be there? No idea. With all of the HP stuff going on, he could be there, or he could not. So, in september, he will most definatly be there. If I could go, that's all i would want for my birthday, christmas, easter, christmas, my birthday... Just the chance to MEET dan, SEE him in person. wow. But mother dearest won't let me go. I don't think that I blame her, though. I wouldn't let MY kids go see Equus. really. I wouldn't care how desperatly in love they were. Why Dan couldn't choose to do Wicked, Rent, PHANTOM!!! ( I want to see that one.) Hairspray, TARZAN!( i don't want to see that, but if dan was in it, I would go!!!). but no, he chose equus. gr. life is unfair. BTW, got out of detention.

Fake.

Fake
By: Meaghan Schultheis

People plaster on a fake smile,
People are popular.
In their own cliques.
Give something to one,
You'll never get it back.
People are fake
People don't feel
People make fun of those who do feel
No one cares.
People see your pain,
And they keep walking.
Everyone is fake.
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Yes, I wrote this one. I was feeling all depressed in science class, and I wrote poetry. This is my favorite. Comment!

Poem

A Prayer to Everyone
by: Andrew C.
Well in this day and in this age
In this scene on the stage
We've found our nuclear war
And the simple teenaged protest lyrics
The words of the new anti-adherents
Will be ground into the floor.
The Uncle we called Sam
Back 'fore the war in 'Nam
Won't look a day ahead
I'm done arguing religion
I guess it's your decision
Either way we'll all be dead.
But I guess I can only hope
That we'll open our eyes and see;
Until then, good will to all
I pray for you and me.
Well in this smoke and in this fire
In this battle that's dear and dire
We've found our hurricane's eye
And the daily hated complications
The wars below the tide of nations
All take this time to sigh.
I've struck gold now in this life
I've found love and beaten strife
I hope you fare the same
But I'm done wading through the crosses
The new Crusades that bring such losses
The arsons of the flame.
But I guess I can only hope
That we'll open our eyes and see;
Until then, good will to all I pray for you and me.
Well in these minutes before the end
In this hour time seems to bend
We've reached the end of the road
And all the murders and greenhouse gases
The careless tossing of the masses
Makes no lighter the load.
And still at our creeping doom
Where for God there is no room
We fail to see the light;
I guess that I can only hope
That the wiser men will cope
And that this song is right.
But I guess I can only hope
That we'll open our eyes and see;
Until then, good will to all
I'll pray and never flee.
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Until then, good will to all
I pray for the whole of we.


(Uh! It's sooo unfair if you read all of his poems and songs it makes you feel bad that you can't write that well! I guess I just have no redeaming qualities what so ever. Oh well)
~Bye

:'( saddened.

Yeah. I am sad. Today I got a detention for not getting something signed. NOT GETTING SOMETHING SIGNED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How stupid is that? I can answer that. Really stupid. so on monday, I am gonna have to stay after school. Get this, MY PARENTS AREN'T EVEN HOME! I had to get this thingy signed by my parents. I needed to get my grandmother to sign it.
So, last night I had a fight with Abby and Lily. I was reallly PO-ed at them, so I didn't want to talk to anyone when I got home. So I went up to my room to do my HW. I was still cooling off when I finished my HW, so I forgot to get the thingy signed. Now, I have a detention. It's on Monday, so when my mother comes home, the first thing she hears from me is, "Mom, I have a detention today. Can you sign this detention form and the Progress report (which i think i may have lost.) Oh yeah, Mom, the progress report says that I have two missing homeworks."
Then my mom goes..."meaghan, you are grounded. You have to quit Drama, Concert Choir, and Softball is no more. Life stops for you."
Then I cry, and everyone makes fun of me at school. And Mom didn't sign the detention slip so I get an office refferal. Then I get a Saturday school. Life sucks.

Poetry

"Simple Math"
Andrew C.
Who said that three and three are equal to six,
or that branches fallen from trees must be sticks?
Who says Z is not lettered the fifteenth,
Or that above is up from beneath?
Five and five is twenty-six,
Say the laws that govern me
And one and one still equals two
Us two, the two of we
Where have gone the infidels
That did believe in a universe of ways?
To whom have all my spirits gone
In the final hours of these darkest days?
Whither hast my heart landed:
In the small town of No-where?
Or is it, perchance, furthur down the road
In the world's own land of a lair?
Five and five is twenty-six,
Say the laws that govern me
And one and one still equals two
But who's the second of we?
Where have gone the mathematicians
That sought the last of Pi?
To whom have all my enemies gone?
To their corner of the sky?
Whither hast my soul landed:
In no-man's measure of Hell?
Or has it landed in Elysium
Where most of all is well?
Five and five is twenty-six,
Say the laws that govern we
And one and one still equals one
The one and only me.

Isn't this the best poem? Why didn't anyone tell me Andrew could write like this!? Thank you Meaghan for posting it on you 'journal blog' from computer class. Now I'm gonna post it on here too. :P