Sparkle Words

1.       She; this woman; this girl

2.       And; In addition; plus; also

3.       Said; thought; alleged; aforesaid

4.       Fun; amusing; entertaining; exciting

5.       Cool; nonchalant; cold; groovy

6.       Very; actual; self-same; precise

7.       Pretty; attractive; beautiful; appealing

8.       Awesome; overwhelming; splendid; tremendous

9.       Then; Formerly; before; at that time

10.   Purple; elaborate; exaggerated; lavender; mauve

11.   Supper; dinner; evening meal

12.   Super; wonderful; fantastic; marvelous

13.   List; catalogue; record; file

14.   Boring; uninteresting; dull; dreary

15.   Red; bloodshot; inflamed; sore

16.   Blue; navy; depressed; dejected

17.   Just; fair; impartial; objective

18.   Have; need, obligate; require

19.   I; myself; me; I personally

20.   Much; abundant; ample; considerable

21.   Green; lime; khaki; avocado

22.   When; once; after; as soon as

23.   What; pardon, come again, I’m sorry

24.   Where; anywhere; someplace; everyplace

25.   How; in what way, by what means, just how

26.   Try; strain; exasperate; attempt

27.   Went; departed; left; exited

28.   Many; numerous; countless; various

29.   Lot; ration; bunch; set

30.   Will; wish; determination; drive

31.   People; persons; folks; associates

32.   All; altogether; completely; entirely

33.   Does; fixes; prepares; organizes

34.   One; unique; single; solitary

35.   Favorite; preferred; pet; beloved

36.   First; chief; principal; leading

37.   Second; additional; another; next

38.   Etc.; and so on; and so forth; and that

39.   Also; too; similarly; correspondingly

40.   Must; necessity; obligation; duty

41.   Assignment; task; job; project

42.   Like; similar; comparable; alike

43.   Spelling; meaning; bringing; predicting

44.   Should; must; would; ought

45.   Follow; shadow; trail; track

46.   On; happening; arranged; scheduled

47.   Use; usage; custom; habit

48.   Do; fix; prepare; organize

49.   Due; owing; unpaid; outstanding

50.   Work; effort; exertion; labor

51.   Are; remain; stand; stay

52.   Make; brand; type; kind

53.   Say; approximately; roughly; about

54.   Start; twitch; jump; jerk

55.   Stop; halt, break, rest

56.   Chill; biting; freezing; nippy

57.   Hang; suspend; dangle; drape

58.   Up; awake; active; winning

59.   Too; also; besides; moreover

60.   To; toward; near; on the way

61.   Two; binary; dual; double

62.   Wait; delay; pause; interval

63.   Weight; heaviness; mass; encumbrance

64.   Level; equal; close; near

65.   Random; chance; accidental; arbitrary

66.   Casual; unpremeditated; chance; unexpected

67.   Purpose; drive; determination; resolution

68.   Big; large; giant; immense

69.   Food; nourishment; nutriment; diet

70.   Without; deprived of; lacking; wanting

71.   With; by; through; per

72.   Power; control; influence; authority

73.   Jerk; jolt; bump; lurch

74.   Rude; impolite; discourteous; insolent

75.   Fired; ablaze; enthusiastic; excited

76.   Truck; automobile; van; bus

77.   Car; carriage; automobile; vehicle

78.   Gun; firearm; pistol; revolver

79.   Nonsense; garbage; baloney; drivel  

80.   Ridiculous; ludicrous; silly; outlandish

81.   Care; upkeep; maintenance; repair

82.   Important; significant; vital; imperative

83.   Under; below; underneath; lower than

84.   Behind; late; overdue; in arrears

85.   Over; ended; finished; done

86.   In; cutting-edge; fashionable; trendy;

87.   Out; available; obtainable; ready

88.   Beside; alongside; by; near

89.   Next; following; succeeding; subsequent

90.   Bored; uninterested; tired; jaded

91.   Well; healthy; glowing; fit

92.   There; here; near; around

93.   Here; now; at this time; at this point

94.   Near; close; nearby; neighboring

95.   By; through; via; in

96.   Bye; goodbye; adios; ta-ta; cheerio

97.   Shot; gunshot; potshot; round; volley

98.   Hurt; upset; miffed; wounded;

99.   Word; term; expression; name

100.            Did; fixed; prepared; organized

Riff on Opening Lines

 

My favorite childhood story was, Are You My Mother? By: P.D. Eastman

The openeing line of this story is: A mother bird sat on her egg.

A mother bird sat on her egg. There was just one single little egg and this particular one was something special, something meant for great and she knew it. One day the egg began to bounce and squirm around underneath the mother bird and she knew that it was time for her little baby to hatch but she needed to go get him some food.

Mother Bird then jumped off the edge of the nest and set on to find some worms and to find Papa Bird before their baby arrived.

Mother Bird flew over to Ravens nest to find Papa Bird and Raven bickering about something that didn’t seem to be all that important.

“You must use mud to build your nest to keep from having a draft!” yelled Raven while flapping is wings back and forth.

“No, no, no! You must use sticks!” said Papa Bird while pacing back and forth. “They have better stability and let the airflow through so it doesn’t get too hot!”

When she arrived she was out of breath from the mixture of flying as fast as she could and trying to hold in all the excitement from the big day. Papa Bird looked at her with a smile on his face, “Is it time?! Is our little nestling finally here?!”

 “Yes” said Momma Bird, “but I need you to go find some food for the baby while I make sure he doesn’t hop out of the nest.”

And without any hesitation Papa Bird darted right out of the nest and flapped his wings as fast as he could.

Meanwhile Momma Bird arrived back at the nest something to her great surprise. Her little baby was still in the egg and only his feet popped out. To her this was very unusual but she thought that eventually he would break off the rest of the egg.

As Papa Bird flew he realized he didn’t know what kind of food he should get for the baby to eat. He had the option between bugs, worms, or berries.  A bug seemed too rough and crunchy to swallow for the baby to eat but then berries are definitely too big and too juicy and wouldn’t want him to choke.

“What should I do?” thought Papa Bird. “Where do I go? I only have so little time! I can’t miss seeing my baby hatch!”

Then all of a sudden he found a solution. “I’ll go to Mr. Kralicek’s garden to find some worms.” Papa Bird decided that worms would be the better decision for they were not crunchy to where it could hurt their baby’s beak. They weren’t too big and round for the baby to be able to eat and they may be a little too big but Mother Bird can chew it up for the baby. This idea was just perfect!

Mother Bird was doing some small changes around the nest and making things a little more baby safe. She went and found some sticks to make the barriers to the nest a little higher so the baby wouldn’t fall out and she got some mud to fill in any cracks to keep the baby from getting sick from the draft. Mother Bird was a bit worried because their baby hadn’t moved in a while. His little feet just stuck out the bottom without an ounce of movement. She decided that maybe he was too cold so she went and ruffled up her feathers and snuggled up to her baby. “Where is Papa Bird, he should have been here by now.” she thought with concern.

Papa Bird arrived at Kralicek’s garden and began to hunt and peck. As he was hunting for worms he was having the debate as to what size of worm he should get. He knows their little baby is going to grow up to be a big strong bird so he thinks he should get the biggest most nutritional worm he could find. Worm after worm after worm and none seemed to be just right when all of a sudden he saw the worm digging through the dirt. It was the special one he had been looking for. As he crept forward his heart was racing with anticipation but he knew he had to wait for the right moment or he’ll miss it and have to start all over again. Step by step the worm continued to squirm and right when Papa bird began to leap for the kill all he saw was a huge blur and the worm was gone. Papa Bird thought for sure he had it when he looked up and saw another bird flying off with his worm. His worm! The worm he had been specifically hunting for this whole time! There was no way that bird will get that worm so Papa Bird took off after that bird and the chase was on.

When Papa Bird caught up with the thief who stole his worm he realized it was Raven. Raven his best friend yet mortal enemy. They spent much time together but they never agreed on anything and one had to always out do the other. Papa Bird was hoping that with do the circumstance Raven would give him the leeway and give up the worm but he knew Raven and it was worth a try.

“Hey Raven!”

“Hey Papa Bird, what are you doing up here? Shouldn’t you be with Mother Bird helping with your hatchling?”

“Well yes. She sent me on a hunt for food and see the thing is…you took my worm.”

“I did no such thing! This is my worm I saw him first!”

“Well Raven, I was kind of hoping you could maybe give me that worm because I had been in Kralicek’s garden all day trying to find that worm and you snatched him.”

“Hmmm… Well I’ll tell you what. If you admit that mud is better for building a nest then I’ll give you the worm.”

“Really?” said Papa Bird, “That is absolutely ridiculous! I will not say such a thing! You know sticks are better!”

“Oh no, no.” laughed Raven. “If you don’t say it then you don’t get the worm.”

Papa Bird thought for a moment. He knew that Raven was wrong but he had to think about Mother Bird and the baby and the better of their family.

“OK.” Papa Bird said with a sigh. “Mud is better for building a nest.”

“Haha!” laughed Raven. “You see? I was right! You may have your worm.”

Papa Bird then took the worm and darted back to his nest. And as he flew off he yelled, “Sticks are better!!”

Mother Bird began to worry more and more because now the egg was hopping all over the place! She knew any moment now that little chick will be out and about and Papa Bird wouldn’t be  here to see him. All of a sudden Papa Bird appeared tired and out of breath.

“Did I miss it?” he said.

“No” said Mother Bird with a smile. “You’re just in time”

Then with a couple more hops the shell of the egg crumpled away and there chirped their little hatchling.

“He’s perfect!” said Mother Bird “He looks just like his Papa Bird.”

“Yes, he does. Quick Mother Bird he looks hungry. I picked this worm just for him” he said with the biggest smile Mother Bird had ever seen.

The hatchling enjoyed his worm and Papa Bird was right, Mother Bird had to chew it up first but their baby ate every last bit of it.

The End

Really starting to enjoy this blogging business. It's really fun how we can relate to other students and their stories and be able to share simliar things with one another. I think it's a great way to get to know everyone a little bit more. So far so good, hoping everything continues on as well as it has started! (:

Anti-Resolutions

 

1.)    I will steer clear from the really old men at work. I work at a little family restaurant and through the year that I’ve worked there I’ve found that only the oldest of men are the perverts and the grabbers…

2.)    I shall stress no more. All my life I’ve always stressed over the smallest things and this year I plan to just go with the flow. Yes, it may be my senior year but I know that I’m going to graduate so there’s no worry there.

3.)    I will not “race” with Shelby on the highway. I’ve found that racing down the highway probably isn’t the best of things to do being how the first and last time we did race, there was a semi that had slowed down to a complete stop in front of me and I just about rear-ended him.

4.)    I will not allow Facebook gibberish get the best of me. When I was younger I thought Facebook was the coolest thing there was and the more friends you had the better. Well now I despise Facebook for everyone does nothing but complain, post things that make absolutely no sense and “fight.”

5.)    I will no longer go above and beyond. At work all the morning waitresses will complain non-stop about how something wasn’t done right or at all when the open in the morning. When I close I am always the last one to leave for I triple check everything and go above and beyond to please them but nothing ever seems good enough. So, in order to make my point I just get the easy things done and clock out and go home. There has always been dispute between morning and night waitresses but by doing this maybe they’ll see that enough is enough and they better appreciate what I did because I will no longer try to please them.

6.)    I will no longer “people watch” out loud. It has always been a little thing that my mom and aunts always did when we’d go places such as Wal-Mart. We would kind of just look around and joke about what we saw and what people looked like but I found it quit embarrassing when we realize that we are the loudest whisperers there are and are glared out of the store.

7.)    I will no longer watch game shows on T.V. The little time my dad and I have to spend together at home we usually watch T.V. except I absolutely hate watching games shows with him such as deal or no deal, wipeout, etc. My dad and I should be those people that sit in the audience and make all the effects because we are constantly yelling and getting mad at how stupid the people are and how they could have done things better or not have done what they did before. It’s a bit ridiculous.

8.)    I will no longer arrive to school late. I have never really been to school late before but once in a while, such as today, I didn’t wake up until 8 o’clock this morning. It might not be a big deal for those who live in town but for those who live 20-30 miles away from school, yah, it’s kind of a big deal.

9.)    I will bring on my “attitude” at work. My job is full of a lot of smack talking and he said she said business. We had a new waitress and two of the other night waitresses told her that she would not like working with me because I have an “attitude.” Truth is, I do not have an attitude, I just get mad at simple everyday things that would make other people mad as well. But, when I get mad, I don’t talk very much unless it’s to my customers and I have a really serious face. They had this poor girl all scared to work with me and when she said that I showed some attitude and the next day, that girl was a no call-no show and was fired. Mission accomplished J

10.)  I will no longer ride in my brothers “Man-Van” My older brother had recently wrecked his 2012 Chevy Cruze so it put him into a little debt causing him to purchase an old minivan from our neighbors in Carthage so he can go to and from work. Christmas eve rolled around and I was to ride with my brothers, Billy and J.P, to Arkansas for our family gathering. When they came and picked me up we were riding in the “Man-Van.” When I climbed in there was absolutely no room due to the presents but I managed to squeeze in the back. The bad thing about that drive was both of my brothers’ smoke; one smokes cigarettes and the other smokes cigars. They both had their windows down non-stop causing the cold air to bash me in the face and every time they ashed the ashes went right in my eyes, mouth, nose. Ugh, so terrible. Merry Christmas to me.

Pure Confusion

Just tansfered into this wonderful class of Creative Writing and I'm one day behind the rest of creating said "blog." I'm a little confused but I'm learning more and more about mastering the art of the internet via computer. Wish me luck for I'm up the creek without a paddle. Yee, Yee!!